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12:00pm  Foxtrot (Germany/France/Israel, 2017, drama, 108 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

When Michael and Dafna receive the news that their son Jonathan has died at his military outpost, the family struggles to cope with their unfathomable loss. The film reveals the ... read more about  Foxtrot (Germany/France/Israel, 2017, drama, 108 minutes)

12:15pm  Muhi: Generally Temporary (Israel/Germany, 2017, documentary, 89 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

New Jersey Premiere Muhi: Generally Temporary recounts the extraordinary journey of a Palestinian boy whose spirit sustains him and the staff at the hospital where he has lived for more than ... read more about  Muhi: Generally Temporary (Israel/Germany, 2017, documentary, 89 minutes)

02:45pm  Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (USA/Israel/Japan/South Korea, 2018, documentary, 91 min.)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Heading Home follows the unlikely story of Israel’s national baseball team and its advance to the World Baseball Classic for the first time in history. The 2017 line-up includes several ... read more about  Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (USA/Israel/Japan/South Korea, 2018, documentary, 91 min.)

05:30pm  Three Identical Strangers (USA, 2018, documentary, 96 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Through a series of coincidences, three complete strangers discover they are identical triplets who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. Though they lived within 100 miles of ... read more about  Three Identical Strangers (USA, 2018, documentary, 96 minutes)

07:00pm  The Interpreter (Slovakia, 2018, drama, 113 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

When Ali is hired as an interpreter by the son of the SS officer who murdered his parents during the war, an unlikely road trip ensues. Their emotional trek takes ... read more about  The Interpreter (Slovakia, 2018, drama, 113 minutes)

07:30pm  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)

11:30am  The Last Suit (Argentina/Spain, 2017, drama 86 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Abraham Bursztein has built a successful life in Argentina, but at 88, finds his place in the world diminished. When his daughters arrange his move into a retirement home, he ... read more about  The Last Suit (Argentina/Spain, 2017, drama 86 minutes)

02:00pm  Rescue Bus 300 (Israel, 2018, documentary, 75 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

New Jersey Premiere In 1984, four armed Palestinian terrorists hijacked a bus en route from Tel Aviv to Ashkelon, taking the passengers hostage and steering the bus towards Gaza. Through interviews ... read more about  Rescue Bus 300 (Israel, 2018, documentary, 75 minutes)

07:00pm  The Interpreter (Slovakia, 2018, drama, 113 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

When Ali is hired as an interpreter by the son of the SS officer who murdered his parents during the war, an unlikely road trip ensues. Their emotional trek takes ... read more about  The Interpreter (Slovakia, 2018, drama, 113 minutes)

07:30pm  Bye Bye Germany (Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2017, drama, 102 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

After the war, charismatic David Bermann recruits fellow Holocaust survivors for a money-making scheme to realize their shared dream of rebuilding their lives in America. Their clever strategy brings in ... read more about  Bye Bye Germany (Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2017, drama, 102 minutes)

12:00pm  The Dybbuk (Poland, 1937, drama – New Restoration – 123 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

A rich, ethnographic tapestry of Jewish legend, The Dybbuk is a Yiddish-language drama based on S. Ansky’s seminal play about a bride possessed by a dybbuk, or disconnected soul. The ... read more about  The Dybbuk (Poland, 1937, drama – New Restoration – 123 minutes)

03:30pm  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)

07:30pm  The Last Suit (Argentina/Spain, 2017, drama 86 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Abraham Bursztein has built a successful life in Argentina, but at 88, finds his place in the world diminished. When his daughters arrange his move into a retirement home, he ... read more about  The Last Suit (Argentina/Spain, 2017, drama 86 minutes)

07:15pm  Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (USA/Israel/Japan/South Korea, 2018, documentary, 91 min.)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Heading Home follows the unlikely story of Israel’s national baseball team and its advance to the World Baseball Classic for the first time in history. The 2017 line-up includes several ... read more about  Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (USA/Israel/Japan/South Korea, 2018, documentary, 91 min.)

09:30pm  Bye Bye Germany (Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2017, drama, 102 minutes)    ::  The 19th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

After the war, charismatic David Bermann recruits fellow Holocaust survivors for a money-making scheme to realize their shared dream of rebuilding their lives in America. Their clever strategy brings in ... read more about  Bye Bye Germany (Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium, 2017, drama, 102 minutes)