Day of Education on Arab Citizens of Israel
February 28
Washington DCJCC

Join us for an in-depth exploration of the daily lives and challenges of Arab citizens of Israel. The discussion will be kicked off with the incisive and powerful documentary,Women in Sink, and followed by a panel discussion between two leading shared society advocates from Israel. To read more,click here.

Lunchtime Talk with Asaf Galay
March 3
Library of Congress

Conversation with director Asaf Galay- From their quirky upstart to an indelible picture of Israeli society, Galay will outline the origins of Israeli comic books tracing their evolution from the cultural fringe to a mainstream reflection on Israeli heroes. To read more, click here.

Closing Night | A Tale of Love and Darkness
March 6

Academy Award®-winning actress Natalie Portman debuts as a director with this hauntingly beautiful adaptation of Amos Oz’s best-selling memoir. Followed by Closing Night Reception and the Audience Award Ceremony. For tickets and times, click here.

Israeli Films

Arabic Movie
February 27 & February 28

Not long ago, Israeli families of all backgrounds would huddle next to the TV each Friday to watch the week’s “Egyptian movie.” Did anybody ever wonder how Israel’s official TV station was able to bypass sealed borders to obtain these beloved Arab Movies of the Week?  For tickets and times, click here.

A Tale of Love and Darkness
March 6

Academy Award®-winning actress Natalie Portman debuts as a director with this hauntingly beautiful adaptation of Amos Oz’s best-selling memoir. Followed by Closing Night Reception and the Audience Award Ceremony. For tickets and times, click here.

Baba Joon
February 24 & February 25

Israel’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award® is a tender tale of a generational divide and immigrant experience. For tickets and times,click here.

Blush 
February 27, March 2 & March 3

Seventeen-year-old Naama Barash enjoys drugs, alcohol and hanging out with like-minded friends. As her parents fret about their older daughter’s disappearance, Naama meets a wild girl in school, and discovers the intoxicating rush of first love. For tickets and times, click here.

Demon
February 25 & March 1

In this chilling, modern interpretation of the Dybbuk legend, Piotr’s joy at visiting his bride-to-be at her Polish home is quickly upended by a gruesome discovery. A wickedly sharp and creepy story of possession set against a wild wedding celebration. For tickets and times, click here.

Einstein in the Holy Land
February 27 & March 1

When Albert Einstein visited Palestine in 1932, over 85,000 Jews lived there, and nearly all of them came out to greet the most famous Jew of his generation. For the next 12 days, Einstein kept a personal travel diary cataloging his impressions of the emerging Israeli State. For tickets and times,click here.

Encirclements
February 27 & March 6

Aharon, a 13-year-old growing up in a working class Moroccan-Israeli community, is chosen to carry the Torah scrolls for Simchat Torah, but soon realizes this honor is fraught with challenges. For tickets and times, click here.

Firebirds
February 26 & February 27

The body of an 80-year-old man with three stab wounds to the chest washes up by the Yarkon River. Amnon, a downtrodden detective, takes on the case, and soon finds himself contending with con men, crooked cops, romanced widows and a secret society of Holocaust survivors. For tickets and times, click here.

In Search of Israeli Cuisine
February 28,  March 1 & March 4

If you believe the fastest way to the heart is through the stomach, this delectable, eye-popping culinary journey through Israel is your personal valentine. For tickets and times, click here.

Marzipan Flowers
February 27, February 29 & March 2

Leavened with a chic indie sensibility, Marzipan Flowers centers on Hadas, a newly-widowed, 48 year-old kibbutznik. Lonely and out of her element, Hadas forges a connection with new roommate Petel, a transgender woman with a mysterious past. For tickets and times, click here.

Mountain
February 25, February 27 & February 28

An orthodox Jewish woman and her family live a quiet life on the grounds of Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives, the oldest active Jewish cemetery. The mountain introduces her to another world – but one day she is forced to choose sides. For tickets and times, click here.

Mussa
February 29, March 1 & March 4

Despite the bond he shares with his friends and teacher, Mussa, a12-year-old Darfur refugee, is alone. His parents work long hours in Tel Aviv, leaving Mussa with his voiceless thoughts and a real fear of deportation. For tickets and times, click here.

Partner with the Enemy
February 29, March 1 & March 5

Two women—one Israeli and one Palestinian—attempt the seemingly impossible: to build a business together. For tickets and times, click here.

Red Leaves
March 1 & March 2

Meseganio Tadela, 74, is a hard, obstinate and nervous man. He immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia 28 years ago with his family and has chosen to zealously retain his culture, despite his children’s desire to adapt and assimilate to their new homeland. For tickets and times, click here.

Shtisel
February 25, March 1 & March 4

The second season of hit Israeli TV show, Shtisel, centers on a father and son, who share the same apartment in ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim, the same cynical humor, and the same search for love and motherly warmth. For tickets and times, click here.

The Chaos Within
February 29 & March 2

Poignant, heartbreaking and triumphant, Yakov Lanai’s journey through Kabbalah, drugs and redemption rivals the wildest-imaged fiction, and yet it’s all true. For tickets and times, click here.

The Good Son
March 3 & March 6

The incredible story of 22-year-old Or, who secretly finances his sex change operation in Thailand by lying to his conservative parents – and then returns home as a woman to face her new life, her family and the price of living her dream. For tickets and times, click here.

The Hebrew Superhero
February 25, March 1 & March 3

Shaul Betser and Asaf Galay outline the origins of Israeli comics, tracing their evolution from the cultural fringe to a mainstream reflection on Israeli heroes. For tickets and times, click here.

Third Person
February 25 & February 28

Suzan was born with both male and female sex organs. When she was five months old, her parents decided she would be a female. It wasn’t until she was 35 that she first learned these facts. For tickets and times, click here.

Tikkun
February 29, March 1 & March 2

A young ultra-Orthodox man experiences a crisis of faith in this formally daring drama that employs bravura and often shocking imagery. For tickets and times, click https://www.wjff.org/films/tikkun/

Vita Activa
February 29 & March 3

This spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival material, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Arendt’s life, traveling to the places where she lived, worked, loved and was betrayed. For tickets and times, click here.

Wedding Doll
February 25, February 27 & March 1

Hagit, a young woman with a mild mental disability, works in a toilet-paper factory and lives with her nurturing and protective single mother. Hagit prides herself on her independence but also dreams vividly—and daily—about marriage. For tickets and times, click here.

Women in Sink
February 28

It is the story of a little hair salon in the heart of the Arab community in Haifa; it is the story of a friendship between Arab and Jewish women in the city; and it is the story of Iris, the film director, who worked as a hair washer at the salon so she could get to know women of the neighborhood. For tickets and times, click here.

Yona
February 25, February 28 & March 2

Focusing on the early ‘60s, we witness a turbulent slice of famed Hebrew poet Yona Wallach’s life. For tickets and times, click here.