Spokane Area Jewish Family Services is pleased to present our 18th annual Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival! Since 2005, JFS has brought international films to Spokane that share Jewish life and culture with the community. Our upcoming festival, however, will be unprecedented: We’re going hybrid! The festival will take place …
Read More »Keeping tradition alive in today’s virtual world: Jewish Cultural Film Festival
This year marks the 17th annual Jewish Cultural Film Festival in Spokane. While this festival has previously been held at Gonzaga University, this year it will be held virtually.
Read More »Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival: “Shoelaces”
“Shoelaces” tells the story of a complicated relationship between an aging father and his special-needs son, whom he abandoned while he was still a young boy. Reuben’s kidneys are failing and his son, Gadi, wants to donate one of his own to help save his father’s life. However, the transplant …
Read More »Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival: “Bye Bye Germany”
Frankfurt, 1946. David Bermann and his Jewish friends have escaped the Nazi regime and are now dreaming of leaving for America. But how will they get the money? The savvy businessman focuses on what Germans need most: fine bed linens wrapped in amusing stories. But questions about his past remain. …
Read More »Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival: “Heading Home”
“Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel” is the David-and-Goliath story of Israel’s national baseball team as it competes for the first time in the World Baseball Classic. After years of crushing defeats, Israel finally ranks among the world’s best in 2017. Its roster includes many Jewish-American major leaguers, most …
Read More »Annual Jewish Film Fest begins March 19
The 11th Annual Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival, which begins March 19, will feature three diverse films that show the reality of Jewish experience, according to a press release.
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