The last days in the life of Sophie Scholl, a 21-year-old member of the anti-Nazi non-violent student resistance group the White Rose, part of the German Resistance movement. She was found guilty of high treason by the People’s Court and executed the same day, February 22, 1943.

In 1938, the Redlich family flees to Kenya from Leobschütz in Silesia, Nazi Germany, to escape the increasing persecution of the Jews. Walter, a former lawyer, finds work as a farm manager and sends for his family. His wife Jettel has trouble adjusting to life in Africa, however their daughter Regina quickly adapts to her new environment.

As the war rages on the other side of the world, the trio’s relationships to their strange environment become increasingly complicated as Jettel grows more self-assured and Walter more haunted by the life they left behind. As they eventually learn to cherish their life in Africa, they also endeavor to find a way back to each other.

To reclaim an ancestral couch upon which esteemed rabbis slept, Pearl Gluck travels from her Hasidic community in Brooklyn to her roots in Hungary. Along the way, a colorful cast of characters gets involved – the couch exporter, her ex-communist cousin in Budapest, a pair of matchmakers, and a renegade group of formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews. Divan is a visual parable that offers the possibility of personal reinvention and cultural re-upholstery.

James, a African boy sent on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, learns what it means to be a true Israeli as he suffers through a long and hard journey to the Holy Land.

A no-holds-barred look at active combat through the eyes of an experienced Israeli soldier and the members of his unit. Filmmaker Oded Zur captures the life of his unit from 2002 all the way to the 2006 Lebanon War. Tension of dangerous patrols, stakeouts and guard duties and the friendship, trust and camaraderie that can only be forged in the heat of shared conflict and danger.

Shot over a period of five years, Streets of Jerusalem centers around the lives of ten Jerusalem residents. Terror, racism, occupation, economical hardships, political changes and the yearning for peace, are all explored in a no hold’s barred honest manner.

In August of 2005 Israel removed nearly ten thousand Israeli citizens from the Gaza strip. Though hailed as a great military success, the aftermath and rehabilitation of the removed has been described as a humanitarian disaster. “Banished” investigates the reality of the Gaza Disengagement aftermath.

The Chosen People, exposes the movement of Messianic Jews, which is among the most controversial movements in Judaism. Through intimate interviews with members of the movement including personal stories and testaments, The Chosen People reveals one of the fastest growing movements affecting the Jewish World.

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Jewish women discuss: Anthony Weiner’s resignation; gay marriage in NY; Orthodox Jewish female athlete’s fashion dilemma; Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s controversial Barnard College commencement speech, and more!

Featuring R’ Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President of the Conservative Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly, Ilene Beckerman, author and illustrator of “Love, Loss, and What I Wore,” and Michelle Goldberg, senior contributing writer at The Daily Beast. Hosted by Jane Eisner, Editor of The Forward, with Rachel Sklar, Editor at Large of Mediaite.com.

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Not in My Name takes a critical yet balanced look at the movement of the political Jewish Left Wing community in North America and their position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Filmed over a period of 2 years in the U.S., Canada, Israel, and the West Bank, the film brings to light the conflict that many Jewish idealists must face within their Jewish community. At the same time, the film examines whether these political standings scrutinize the legitimacy of the existence of the State of Israel. The film tackles head-on the issue of the cloaking of anti-Semitism

Thousands of men, women and children from Southern Sudan and the region of Darfur have been killed in what’s described as the first genocide of the 21st Century. Shield of Solomon brings the story of four refugees from Darfur who have found sanctuary in the most unlikely place, the Jewish state of Israel.

Explore the most contentious piece of real estate on the face of the Earth. Holy for both Jews and Muslims the Sharam El Sharif/Temple Mount, is one of the most volatile areas in Jerusalem. Many say that those who control it, control the entire land. This film investigates what’s happening in those 35 Acres, by documenting Palestinians and Israelis whose entire lives revolve around the area.

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Jewish women discuss: the Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger sex scandals; removing women from pictures in ultra-Orthodox publications; lessons from Lara Logan; prom season, and more!

Featuring Mara Yacobi, Founder of JLove & Values, Allison Josephs, Founder of Jew in the City, and Judith Matloff, journalist, foreign correspondent, and teacher at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Hosted by Jane Eisner, Editor of The Forward, with Rachel Sklar, Editor at Large of Mediaite.com.

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Filmmakers and scholars explore the development of Israel’s film culture from 1978 to the present.

Kippur is a gut-wrenching journey through beautiful landscapes ravaged by gunfire, exploding mines, fear and desolation.

The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. Although the story is told from the perspective of Israeli soldiers, the film is far from being an exercise in propaganda. We are led by Weinraub (Liron Levo) and his friend Russo (Tomer Russo) on a day that begins with quiet city streets, but ends with death, destruction and devastation of both body and mind.

It is not a traditional “blood, guts and glory” war film. There are no men in battle, only the rescue crews trying to pick up the broken pieces. Kippur is the shell-shocked memoir of the director Gitai, himself a participant in the conflict, and of the days that changed his life forever.

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Watch Champion Dmitriy Salita as he battles Ronnie Warrior Jr in the April 2011 bout entitled Exodus.

Rabbis of different denominations discuss: Judge Richard Goldstone’s retraction of statements from the Gaza Reports; changes taking place around the Passover table; how revolution in the Middle East is effecting Israel; the Jewish denominations and how they’re growing and changing; Rabbi Mintz Mints, and more!

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Featuring Rabbi Robyn Fryer-Bodzin of the Israel Center of Conservative Judaism in Fresh Meadows, NY (Cons.), Rabbi Kenneth Hain of Congregation Beth Shalom in Lawrence, NY (Orth.), Rabbi David Seth Kirshner of Temple Emanu-El in Closter, NJ (Cons.), and Rabbi Marci Bellows of Temple B’nai Torah in Wantagh, NY (Ref.). Moderated by Rabbi Dr. David Flatto.

Seven women are reunited after sixty-five years to discuss the details of their past as part of Vienna’s world renowned swim team.

In 1909 in response to the notorious Aryan Paragraph, which forbade Austrian sports clubs from accepting Jewish athletes, Hakoah Vienna was formed. What is now known as a legendary Jewish Sports club gained it’s fame through it’s female swimmers.

Told by the swimmers, now in their eighties, Watermarks is about a group of young girls with a passion to be the best. It is the saga of seven outstanding athletes who still swim daily as they age with grace.

Art of Faith is a visually sumptuous series filmed in High Definition exploring the architecture and art of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The three hour-long films, presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy, visit many of the greatest and most significant religious buildings of the world.

This part, Judaism, visits one of the earliest synagogues on the mountain fort of Masada, the Gothic Old-New Synagogue in Prague and nineteenth-century houses of worship in Budapest, Liverpool and New York, as well as Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece Beth Sholom near Philadelphia.

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In this episode of With The Editors, editors of Jewish publications discuss Egypt and the perils of Middle East partnerships; question whether Jewish communal executives are paid too much; the gap between Israel and the diaspora; charity as a window into Jewish identity, and more!

Moderated by Andrew Silow-Carroll of the NJ Jewish News; featuring Commentary Magazine’s Executive Editor, Jonathan Tobin; Publisher for The Jewish Star, David Nesenoff; Editor and Executive Publisher of Moment Magazine, Nadine Epstein; and Editor-in-Chief of Lilith Magazine, Susan Weidman Schneider.

Eleven-year-old David Wiseman is ecstatic when his new neighbors, the Samuels, build a cricket net in their backyard. However, many in the neighborhood are much less enthusiastic about sharing the neighborhood with the big-hearted Jamaican family.

Set in 1960’s South London, Wondrous Oblivion is set in a controversial, racially-charged neighborhood where the Wisemans, a traditional Jewish family, must decide whether to align with the rest of the neighborhood and turn their back on the Samuels, or follow their hearts and befriend their new neighbors.

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On this episode of The Salon, author Kay Hymowitz discusses her controversial new book “Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys.”

Also joining the panel are groundbreaking Jewish philanthropist Barbara Dobkin, who is currently serving as board chair for the American Jewish World Service, and writer Elissa Strauss, a contributing editor to the Forward’s Sisterhood blog, who discusses her research into why magazine articles are written predominantly by men, and why that matters.

Other topics on this episode: is the Congressional push to cut Planned Parenthood endangering women’s health? And is anti-Semitism-fighting, pregnant-out-of-wedlock actress Natalie Portman a good role model?

The Salon is hosted by Forward editor Jane Eisner, with Mediaite.com editor-at-large Rachel Sklar.

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Beaufort tells the story of Liraz Liberti, the 22 year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon. This is not a story of war, but of retreat. This is a story with no enemy, only an amorphous entity that drops bombs from the skies while terrified young soldiers must find a way to carry out their mission until their very last minutes on that mountaintop. As Liraz lays the explosives which would destroy that very same structure that his friends had died defending, he witnesses the collapse of all he’s been taught as an officer, and his soldier’s mental and physical disintegration.

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Jewish women discuss: the legacy of Debbie Friedman; the Gabrielle Giffords shooting; segregated buses in Israel; the latest battle in the Mommy Wars; why having a Jewish Miss America matters, or doesn’t; and more!

Hosted by Forward editor Jane Eisner, with Mediaite.com’s Rachel Sklar, this episode features Blu Greenberg, founder of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance; Lizzie Skurnick, author of “Shelf Discovery: the Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading” and columnist for Jezebel, Politics Daily and The Daily Beast; and Lilit Marcus, Editor in Chief of TheGloss.com and author of “Save The Assistants: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace.”

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In contemporary Jerusalem, a small Jewish family leads an ordinary life until following a car accident when the father mysteriously disappears. They all deal with his absence and the difficulties of everyday life as best they can. While the adults take refuge in silence or traditions, the two children, Menachem and David, seek their own way to find their father.

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Miracles abound in the Torah portion of Beshalach, as the Jews finally flee slavery in Egypt, with the Egyptians hot on their tails.

The splitting of the Red Sea, the giving of Manna, the victory over Amalek, and the turning of bitter water into sweet water all occur in this Torah portion.

R’ Shmuel Goldin, author of “Unlocking the Torah Text,” shares insights into the lessons to be learned from all of these miracles, into the present day.

After a comeback victory in his last fight, Orthodox Jewish boxer Dmitriy Salita is back to claim the Vacant IBA Welterweight Title, in a match called “Destiny.”
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The Exodus story begins in the Torah portion of Bo.

After Ten Plagues, three of which occur in this portion — including the slaughter of Egypt’s first born sons — Pharaoh is at last convinced to let the Jewish people go.

This episode features insights from R’ Shmuel Goldin, author of “Unlocking the Torah Text.”

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The Ten Plagues begin in the Torah portion of Vaera.

Moses, accompanied by his brother, Aaron, approaches Pharaoh and asks the Egyptian ruler to let the Israelites go on a three day trip to worship God. When Pharaoh says no, God carries out the plagues to show Pharaoh his power, while Pharaoh’s magicians try to match God’s wonders.

From Blood to Hail, the first seven of the ten plagues are included in this portion.

Featuring insights from R’ Shmuel Goldin, author of “Unlocking the Torah Text,” and scholar Wendy Amsellem of the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education.

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Sibling rivalry once again rears its head in the portion of Vayeshev, this time with Jacob’s sons.

Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son, and he makes no effort to hide his feelings of superiority to his brothers. So the older brothers hatch a plan to put Joseph in his place, and end up selling him into slavery in Egypt, setting the ground work for what will ultimately become the story of the enslavement, and then the Exodus, of the Jewish people.

Featuring commentary from R’ Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice-President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union, and R’ Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice-President of the Rabbinical Assembly.

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In the final portion of the Book of Genesis, Jacob bestows his final blessings upon his sons, setting the tone for what will become the Twelve — or, as we learn, thirteen — Tribes of Israel.

This episode features insights from Judaic scholars Wendy Amsellem of the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education and Prof. Yitzhak Berger of Hunter College.

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In the portion of Vayigash, the saga of Joseph and his brothers continues, when Joseph, now the Viceroy of Egypt, reveals his true identity to the brothers who sold him into slavery years before.

The aged Jacob learns that his son is still alive, and travels to Egypt to see him, prompting the Twelve Tribes of Israel to settle there, thus setting the scene for the trials of Exodus.

Featuring commentary from Wendy Amsellem of the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education and Prof. Yitzhak Berger of Hunter College.

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The Torah portion of Miketz tracks the rise of Joseph to power in Egypt.

From a wrongly accused slave sitting in prison, Joseph uses his power of interpreting dreams to secure himself a position as the Viceroy of Egypt. His office also leads to a reunification with the brothers who sold him into slavery years earlier.

Featuring commentary from Prof. Yitzhak Berger of Hunter College, R’ Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice-President of the Rabbinical Assembly, and R’ Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice-President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union.

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This episode of The Portion explores the action-packed Torah portion of Vayishlach, which is full of dramatic and violent encounters that will impact the future of the young Jewish nation.

Jacob and Esau’s reunification; Jacob’s wrestling with the Angel; the Rape of Dinah, Jacob’s only daughter; and her brothers’ subsequent slaughter of the men of Shechem are all found in this portion.

Featuring insightful commentary from R’ Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive VP Emeritus of the Orthodox Union, and R’ Julie Schonfeld, Executive VP of the Rabbinical Assembly.

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In the Torah portion of Vayetze, the rivalry between Jacob and Esau comes to a head. First, Jacob takes advantage of his brother’s hunger, trading him a pot of lentil stew in exchange for Esau’s birthright. Then, at his mother Rebecca’s urging, he tricks his father, Isaac, into thinking he is Esau, and takes the blessing meant for his brother.

What are we to make of all this trickery? R’ Julie Schonfeld, Executive Vice President of the Rabbinical Assembly, and R’ Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the Orthodox Union, give their takes on this troubling portion.