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Orthodox vs. Hasidic on the Silver Screen

Four films that illustrate and illuminate the culture of Israel's Mizrahi citizens

Films by and about Middle Eastern and North African Jews in Israel

Love him or despise him, Woody Allen is an American-Jewish filmmaking legend.

Woody Allen goes to hell.

The relationship between Israeli cinema and its establishment has often been an uneasy one. Nonetheless, the history of Israeli cinema mirrors the history of Israel itself.

Israeli films portray the ties and the tensions between Jews and Arabs.

Jewish film festivals are wildly popular--and for some moviegoers, are a major expression of their Judaism.

Shadow cinema.

Liberal politics in Israeli movies of the 1980s and '90s.

Exploitation and moral responsibility in Holocaust filmmaking

As the number of Holocaust-themed films grow, many questions arise from the attempt to depict this tragedy on screen.