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11:00am  Disobedience (UK/Ireland/USA, 2017, drama, 114 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

After living in New York for decades, Ronit (Rachel Weisz) returns to North London for her estranged father’s funeral. Her arrival causes an uproar in the Orthodox Jewish community that ... read more about  Disobedience (UK/Ireland/USA, 2017, drama, 114 minutes)

11:45am  Remember Baghdad (Iraq/UK/Israel, 2016, documentary, 69 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

New Jersey Premiere As descendants of the scholars who wrote the Babylonian Talmud, Iraqi Jews held a presence in the country for 2,600 years, until their remaining numbers were forced to ... read more about  Remember Baghdad (Iraq/UK/Israel, 2016, documentary, 69 minutes)

01:15pm  RBG    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

RBG provides an intimate portrait of the exceptional life and career of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from her battles for women’s equality in the workplace to her ongoing legacy on the ... read more about  RBG

02:00pm  Writing about Historical Events: A Panel Discussion    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

PANELISTS: Professor Samuel Kassow, Trinity College Moshe Zonder, Schusterman Visiting Israeli Artist, Bildner Center Zonder and Kassow will discuss the challenges of developing historical and contemporary events for the television and movie screen. read more about  Writing about Historical Events: A Panel Discussion

03:30pm  Who Will Write Our History (USA, 2018, documentary, 90 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

New Jersey Premiere Soon after the Nazis sealed the Warsaw Ghetto, a brave group of resistance fighters compiled and hid some 35,000 pages of testimonies about life in the ghetto. Gathered ... read more about  Who Will Write Our History (USA, 2018, documentary, 90 minutes)

07:30pm  An Israeli Love Story (Israel, 2017, drama, 93 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Based on the true story of theater director and actress Pnina Gary, An Israeli Love Story tells a passionate story of love and independence. Set in the turbulent years of ... read more about  An Israeli Love Story (Israel, 2017, drama, 93 minutes)