Congregation Shaara Tfille, The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs is delighted to announce the 2023  Winter Jewish  Film Festival.  The festival includes nineteen films that you will be able to  stream directly into your homes from December 17 - December 31, 2023.

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.

You must pre-register to access the films and the registration fee is $18, which will provide access to all the films.  Payments are payable online 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,NY.

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

After you register, you will receive a program that lists and describes all the films in addition to the Film Festival access code. Then, all you need to do is sit back, relax, and enjoy some wonderful recently released films in the comfort of your own home!

This Jewish Film Festival is open to the entire capital region community and is sponsored by a generous grant from Jewish Federation of Northeast New York.