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

Film Festival: Guns and Moses

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

(Drama/Action) U.S. 2024 94 min. PG-13 Director: Salvador Litvak Guns & Moses is an action thriller set in the High Desert of California that follows Rabbi Mo Zaltzman, a Chabad rabbi, who through a series of violent events is forced to learn how to handle a gun to protect his family and his community. The film features performances by Dermot Mulroney, and Christopher Lloyd in a memorable turn as a Holocaust survivor. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Jewish Ethical Wisdom: Ethics of Our Fathers

Jewish Discovery Center 831 Maple Road, Amherst, NY, United States

Enjoy a delicious lunch while listening to an engaging discussion of Jewish ethics from practical as well as spiritual perspectives.

Film Festival: 999: The Forgotten Girls

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

(Documentary) U.S. 2024 86 min. R Directors: Heather Dune Macadam, Beatriz Calleja 999: The Forgotten Girls of the Holocaust reveals the untold story of 999 unmarried, young Slovak Jewish women initially registered for government service in a purported shoe factory, only to be tragically sent to Auschwitz. Who were these young women? Why were they chosen? How did a handful survive over three years in the death camps? Survivors reveal the truth of this almost completely ignored piece of women's history, the First Official Jewish Transport to Auschwitz. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

Film Festival: Torah Tropical

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

(Documentary) Columbia 2024 100 min. NR Spanish/Hebrew Director: Gloria Nancy Monsalve This insightful documentary follows an Orthodox Jewish family’s difficult quest to leave Colombia, a country where Jews are rare, and immigrate to Israel to make aliyah. Featuring stunning visuals of a mikvah ceremony and unexpected moments of humor, this documentary takes viewers inside one family’s harrowing life path. Ultimately, this immigration story is about personal growth and spiritual resilience. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS