Lectures, Courses & Their Recordings
Below are the upcoming lectures, talks, and courses. Also available are the recordings of the ones presented so far in 2023 and 2024. Speaker events from 2022 EBIJFF are here and speakers of EBIJFF 2023 are accessible through this link here. For the past programs of the last two years, please visit our Lectures & Recordings from 2020-2021 page. Enjoy!
Upcoming Lectures, Courses & Panels
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Recordings of Past Online Lectures, Courses & Panels
Fred Rosenbaum's lecture on Roman Vishniac and the film about him
Recorded on Thursday, November 14, 2024 following the screening of our Year-Round movie, Vishniac, Fred Rosenbaum, an award-winning historian, discussed Roman Vishniac and the film about him.
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This program was sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC.
"Facing the Glass Booth" with Historian Fred Rosenbaum
Recorded on Sunday, September 8th, 2024 following the screening of our Year-Round movie, June Zero, Fred Rosenbaum, an award-winning historian, painted a picture of Israel in the early 1960s, when Adolf Eichmann was captured and put on trial for genocide.
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This program was sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC.
"Noodle" and Around the World with Fred
On Thursday, January 11, one of our most popular speakers, author and historian Fred Rosenbaum, discussed Noodle, the social issues raised in the film, and their present-day significance for Israel.
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This program was sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC, and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
"Gloomy Sunday" and Around the World with Fred: Hungarian Jews
Our guest speaker, Fred Rosenbaum, talked on the history of Hungarian Jews on Thursday, November 2. The 1999 drama Gloomy Sunday was available for streaming October 30 through November 5. Both the film and Fred's talk were part of the IJWC year-round programming 2023-24.
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The program was sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC, Congregation B'nai Shalom, and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
Around the World with Fred: Black-Jewish Relations in America's South
Most likely you remember the 1989 classic Driving Miss Daisy starring Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd. The film takes place in 1950s Atlanta. On Thursday, September 7, award-winning historian Fred Rosenbaum explored Black-Jewish relations in America's South. This talk was part of the IJWC year-round programming 2022-2023.
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This program was sponsored by the Independent Jewish World Cinema. Co-sponsor: CCJCC, Congregation B'nai Shalom and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
Oppenheimer: Beyond the Movie
Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” opened in theaters. It tells part of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s story and his role in making the atomic bomb. However, there is much more to learn. Tom Ramos, from Lawrence Livermore National Lab, spoke about Oppenheimer’s work before and after the bomb, as well as telling us about the many Jewish scientists who participated. Those Jewish scientists, many of them fleeing the Nazis (and later, Stalin), worked with Oppenheimer, and also with the beginnings of the “Rad Lab” & Livermore Lab. Tom is a physicist whose work at LLNL spans 40 years, including the team that developed the X-Ray laser and is the author of “From Berkeley to Berlin: How the Rad Lab Helped Avert Nuclear War.”
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This program was sponsored by Congregation Beth Emek. Co-sponsors: Independent Jewish World Cinema and the EBIJFF and the CCJCC.
"Speer Goes to Hollywood" and Riva Gambert's Lecture
On Thursday, June 8, EBIJFF Director Riva Gambert explored how The Third Reich fought Hollywood even before WWII broke out and used cinema in its war against the Jewish people. Speer Goes to Hollywood was available for streaming June 6 through June 10. Both the film and the talk were part of the IJWC year-round programming 2022-23.
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This program was sponsored by the Independent Jewish World Cinema. Co-sponsor: CCJCC, Congregation B'nai Shalom and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
"The Dove Flyer" and Joseph Samuels' Talk
On Thursday, May 18, Joseph Samuels, who was born in the Jewish Quarter of the old city of Baghdad, shared a very personal presentation via Zoom. 2014 drama The Dove Flyer was available for streaming May 16 through May 20. Both the film and the talk were part of the IJWC year-round programming 2022-23.
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This program was sponsored by the Independent Jewish World Cinema in partnership with JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa). Co-sponsored by CCJCC, Congregation B'nai Shalom and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
"Betrayed" and Fred Rosenbaum's Talk on the Jews of Norway
On Thursday, April 20, award-winning author and historian Fred Rosenbaum returned with another in the series, Around the World with Fred. Rosenbaum explored the history of the Jews of Norway and the impact of WWII on the community. The 2021 drama Betrayed was available for streaming April 16 through April 20. Both the film and Fred's talk were part of the IJWC year-round programming 2022-23.
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This program was sponsored by the Independent Jewish World Cinema. Co-sponsors were: CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom, Cong. B'nai Tikvah, and Diablo Valley Hadassah.
A Conversation with Greg Laemmle
On February 8, meet Greg Laemmle who will talk about the EBIJFF's Opening Day film, Only in Theaters. Greg is the President of Laemmle Theaters, a family-owned and operated company which has been exhibiting movies in Los Angeles since 1938. He is a descendant of Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Studios. Greg will also do the Q&A for the documentary when it opens in our area on February 25, at the Century 16 in Pleasant Hill. This program is part of the IJWC Year-round programming.
This conversation is sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC and Cong. B'nai Shalom.
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Underwritten by the Goodman Family Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund.
On the Wings of Eagles
This was a 3-part program on the Ethiopian Jewish Community. The film Exodus 91, along with the companion short documentary Tzvika streamed for five days beginning January 12, 2023. At the end of the film Tzvika, we shared a pre-recorded interview with Ethiopian Israeli dancer Tzivka Iskias on his life and career since the documentary was made. This interview is now available for viewing here.
The streaming of the films and the speakers are sponsored by the EBIJFF in partnership with the CCJCC and Cong. B'nai Shalom.
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Underwritten by the Goodman Family Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund.
