An Elie Wiesel documentary presents a compelling portrait of a Holocaust survivor who bore witness.
“We regret any unintended offense our decision to cancel a privately organized, public film screening caused," Facets Film Forum said in a statement.
Dov’s frantic attempts at gaining a totally Israeli identity will resonate more with most viewers than the darker story about the conflict.
The film is reportedly set in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, which led to the outbreak of the current war in Gaza.
As a preview — a taste of the “burnt end” of the kugel, Nuhem might say — Gabay spoke with the New York Jewish Week about filming in Antwerp.
The movie is an adaptation of the series of books called Jaffa Stories by the late journalist Menahem Talmi, which ran in Maariv and has just been reissued in digital editions.
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