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Detroit Jewish Film Festival: For the Living

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Documentary / USA /English / 117 minutes In 1945, 10-year-old Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski made a 60-mile journey by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow in search of his family. Decades later, 250 cyclists retrace his path in a mission called Ride for the Living. This powerful documentary draws parallels between his experience and the cyclists’ ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: Matchmaking 2

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Romantic Comedy / Israel / Hebrew with English Subtitles / 110 minutes Israel’s biggest box office hit of the year, Matchmaking 2 , is the feel- good, long-awaited sequel to the beloved 2022 rom-com starring some of Israel’s brightest young talents. This tender, side-splitting celebration of clashing traditions and big-hearted characters follows a love-struck bachelor ...

Detroit Jewish Film Festival: The Ancient Law-Silent Film with Live Klezmer Music

The Berman Center For The Performing Arts 6600 W Maple Rd,

Silent Film/Drama / Germany / German with English subtitles / 128 minutes This beautifully restored 1923 silent masterpiece tells the poignant story of a rabbi’s son who leaves his Polish shtetl to pursue acting in Vienna. The film is accompanied by a live musical score composed and performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent ...