2023 Winter Jewish Film Festival Featuring 19 Films Kicks Off Dec. 17

SARATOGA SPRINGS —Congregation Shaara Tfille, The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga has announced the 2023 Winter Jewish Film Festival Dec. 17 – 31 featuring 19 films that may be able to stream directly into homes. 

The selected films include documentaries and notable international feature movies, which have been showcased in major Jewish film festivals around the country. The films include noted international releases such as: Haute Couture (France), Lost Transport (Germany), Our (Almost Completely True) Story (USA), My Father’s Secrets (France), First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler (Canada), Israel Swings for Gold (USA), and many more.

Pre-registration is required to access the films and the registration fee is $18, which provides access to all the films. Payments are payable on-line at the synagogue’s website: saratogasynagogue.org. (Use the PayPal donation link; select ‘other’; note “film festival”); in person at the synagogue office at 84 Weibel Ave., Saratoga Springs. 

For additional information about registration and the film festival, contact Barbara Opitz at: barbaraopitz47@gmail.com or call 518-428-2703 or the synagogue’s office at 518- 584-2370.