New York Jewish Film Festival 1996
Welcome to the 1996 New York Jewish Film Festival — the fifth such colllaboration between The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center.
In this time of celebration of cinema’s centennial, it is perhaps fitting to reflect not only on the role of Jews in the development of cinemas as art and industry — in the United States, as well as in many other countries — but also on the ways that film has worked to help define Jewish identity. Thus, this year’s festival is especially far-ranging geographically, thematically and chronologically, with works focusing on Jewish life in Cuba and Mexico, along with important revivals of classic films. The festival will also feature a tribute to Israeli film pioneer Yaacov Ben Dov, a recently restored film made from a Jewish perspective in US occupied Germany in 1948, an Israeli film that takes a hard look at the tensions in Hebron, and a film that offers a sharp-eyed look at the cloistered world of New York City diamond dealers. Please join us in celebrating these exciting films that greatly broaden our understanding of the Jewish experience.
The festival was organized by a committee consisting of Kim Bistrong, J. Hoberman, Annette Insdorf, Aviva Kempner, Richard Peña, Jack Salzman, Ella Shohat and Alexandra Verlotsky.
This international festival has been made possible by generous gifts from The Martin and Doris Payson Charitable Foundation and The Jack and Pearl Resnick Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Still from Long is the Road, Herbert B. Fredersdorf and Marek Goldstein, US Occupied Germany, 1948
