Abby Ginzberg- "Labors of Love: Henrietta Szold"

Peabody Award winner Abby Ginzberg, director and producer of "Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold," discusses her documentary on Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and pioneering Jewish American humanitarian who helped rescue thousands of Jewish children from Nazi Europe.

Writer and director Moshe Rosenthal discusses "Tell Me Everything," his intimate drama about a young boy navigating family, identity and loss after discovering a secret that changes his relationship with his father. The film garnered 10 Israeli Academy Awards, including the Ophir Award for Best Picture.

Toby Perl Freilich discusses her feature documentary "Maintenance Artist," that explores pioneering public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles-- the first-ever artist-in-residence of the New York Department of Sanitation, whose groundbreaking work redefined everyday labor, sanitation, and public service as art.

Israeli writer-director Or Sinai joins Eric Goldman to discuss "Mama," her intimate drama about a Polish caregiver in Israel balancing family, identity and the sacrifices of migrant life. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Gidi Dar, director, producer and screenwriter, joins Eric Goldman to discuss  "Legend of Destruction," his animated epic depicting the Jewish civil war that preceded the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the dangers of internal division.

Writer-director Ruthy Pribar and actress Ronit Yudkevitch join Eric Goldman to discuss their drama, "What Is To Come," about a widow who embarks on an unexpected journey of grief, self-discovery, and new beginnings after the sudden loss of her husband. Yudkevitch won the Ophir award for Best Performance by a Female Actor.

Actor Meir Gerner discusses his son Oren Gerner’s movie “Africa,” a docu-fictional drama that serves as one of the compelling documentary films highlighting the real-life experiences of family and friends in the Israeli community settlement of Nirit. The film centers on the struggle of an aging father, played by Meir Gerner, to find meaning in life, making it a noteworthy addition to the realm of Jewish cinema showcased on JBS-TV.

Shani Rozanes discovered an 'off the record' 1978 television interview with Golda Meir, given just months before her death. Rozanes, along with Udi Nir and Sago Bornstein, uses this interview as the centerpiece for the film 'Golda,' a powerful examination of Israel's fourth prime minister that highlights the importance of documentary films in Jewish cinema, and is featured on JBS-TV.

Documentarian Ruth Beckermann discusses her biographical drama featured on JBS-TV about former UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and the controversy surrounding his role in the Nazi regime, a topic often explored in documentary films and Jewish cinema.

Karen Heilig, Assistant Executive Vice President of the Claims Conference and Co-Producer of the documentary film ‘Reckonings,’ discusses her film that reveals the untold true story of Jewish and German leaders meeting in secret during the early 1950s to confront the first reparations in history. This insightful project highlights the significance of Jewish cinema and is featured on JBS-TV.

Producer/Director Julia Mintz discusses the courageous Jewish fighters who fled into the forests and took their fight to the Nazis, highlighting their resilience in her documentary film. This work contributes to the rich landscape of Jewish cinema by shattering the myth of Jewish passivity and documenting the bravery and leadership of the partisans. It showcases the various ways in which Jews resisted during the Shoah, a theme often explored in documentary films featured on platforms like JBS-TV.

"Speer Goes to Hollywood" won Israel’s 2021 Ophir Award for best documentary film, highlighting its significance in the realm of documentary films. This compelling movie examines Albert Speer, the highest-ranking Nazi to evade execution at the Nuremberg Trials. In an insightful discussion, director Vanessa Lapa and producer Tomer Eliav share their findings about Speer and reveal how his aspiration to turn his best-selling memoir into a motion picture nearly came to fruition, a topic that resonates with themes often explored in Jewish cinema on platforms like JBS-TV.