Film Festival: The Glory of Life

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama/Romance) Austria.Germany 2024 98 min. PG German Directors: Judith Kaufmann, Georg Maas It’s 1923 and while Franz Kafka doesn’t know it yet, it’s nearly his last year on earth. His struggle with tuberculosis has led him to a convalescent care facility on the Baltic Coast and serendipitously to Dora Diamant. A worldly and wise writer, she is working in a Jewish community nearby when their paths cross, and their great love story takes off. Through the power of love, the last year of Franz Kafka’s life becomes his happiest. Beautifully filmed in Berlin and the Baltic. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Film Festival: All About The Levkoviches

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama/Comedy) Hungary 2024 85 min. Hungarian PG Director: Adam Breier Tamás, an aging boxing coach, gets along well with everyone but his own son. Estranged since Iván became religious and moved to Israel, there had been no reason to mend their severed relationship. Tamás has lived happily in Budapest with his beloved wife, Zsuzsa, but when she dies unexpectedly, Iván resurfaces and insists on a proper Shiva. Reluctant to accept, Tamás realizes it may be his only opportunity to meet his grandson Ariel. Over the course of the week of mourning, past conflicts resurface and they embark on an unexpected journey of self reflection and reconciliation. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

The Inside Story – Explore the Torah

Jewish Federation Apartments 275 Essjay Road, Williamsville, NY, United States +1 more

Join Rabbi Greenberg for a penetrating and inspiring exploration of the weekly torah portion. at Jewish Federation Apartments - 275 Essjay Rd (in conference room). as well as on Zoom

Film Festival: Between The Temples

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Comedy) U.S. 2024 111 min. R Director: Nathan Silver Ben (Jason Schwartzman) is a forty-something cantor losing his voice and possibly his faith. Struggling to meet the expectations of his rabbi, congregation, and not one but two Jewish mothers, Ben finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student. A warm and anxious comedy that explores the complexities of belief, connection, and what it means to be a real mensch. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Film Festival: Children of Nobody

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Drama) Israel 2022 108 min. PG Hebrew Director: Erez Tadmor Inspired by a true story, Children of Nobody gives voice to those on the periphery, often unnoticed and uncared for. In the heart of Tel Aviv's Neve Tzedek neighborhood, a deteriorated house serves as a refuge for youth from troubled backgrounds. Jackie, a young man thrust into the role of running the shelter, house’s at-risk youth, launches a relentless campaign against the municipality’s representatives to save the house, which, for the youth it shelters, is their last refuge. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Film Festival: Vishniac

Amherst Dipson Theater 3500 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, United States

(Documentary) U.S. 2023 90 min. NR Director: Laura Bialis Roman Vishniac is best known for having traversed Eastern Europe from 1935 through 1938, on assignment to photograph Jewish life. Less than a decade later these communities would be wiped out and Vishniac's iconic photographs would provide the last visual records of an entire world. Through his photographs, we see Jewish life -- in Eastern European shtetls and in Weimar-era Berlin -- and witness the Nazi rise to power. After the war, his documentation continued with photographs of Berlin in ruins and Jewish children in Displaced Persons camps. Vishniac was also a respected scientist who made considerable contributions in the field of microscopic photography. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS