Friday, February 26

Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suss  
9:45 a.m.
Germany, 2009, 99 minutes, German with subtitles
While Leni Riefenstahl’s name is better known, Veit Harlan was the Third Reich’s most prominent movie director, having made films under the auspices of Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, unearthed films and rare home movies, this documentary is a searing portrait of the controversial filmmaker who was the only Nazi artist to be charged with war crimes. Harlan made the anti-Semitic propaganda film Jew Suss which was required viewing for all SS members. (His 1945 film Kolberg was the basis for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds’ film-within-a-film.)

CCJCC | $5
Guest Speaker: Riva Gambert,
Jewish Federation of the East Bay.

Srugim, Episodes 10–15  12:30 p.m.
Israel, 2009, 210 minutes, Hebrew with subtitles
Srugim, one of Israel’s most popular TV series (and a big hit at our ‘09 Festival) is back with 12 new episodes screened over several days! You will fall in love with these thirty-something Modern Orthodox Jerusalamites and share their emotional ups and downs as they look for love in all the wrong places. Srugim (which is a reference to the knitted yarmulkes of its male characters) was awarded best drama honors plus three additional statuettes by the Israeli Film and Television Academy.

CCJCC | $10
Co-sponsors: Diablo Valley Hadassah
and Temple Isaiah.

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