Kaddish (1984)
https://vimeo.com/540878966 Yossi Klein’s life was shaped by an event he never experienced. His father, Zoltan, a Hungarian Jew, survived the Holocaust in part by hiding in a hole in the…
Barefoot Gen (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olFmklCCccE Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン, Hadashi no Gen) is a 1983 Japanese adult animated war drama film loosely based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Mori Masaki and starring Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kōda and Tatsuya Jo, it…
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGjs5HJ09UY Original title: La maman et la putain, 3h 30m, 1973 In this sexually frank French drama, the aimless young Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud) juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie (Bernadette Lafont),…
Soylent Green (1973)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jGOKYHxaQ A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971)
https://youtu.be/vrxXlYuv3Qs This classic Italian drama, based on the book of the same name by Giorgio Bassani, focuses on the intellectual Finzi-Contini family, Jewish aristocrats who live on an idyllic estate.…
Dita Saxova (1968)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTutP577aPg The 1960s film Dita Saxova takes place in a boarding school for orphaned Jewish girls a few years after WWII. As Dita explores relationships with men, she listens to advice of…
Diamonds of the Night (1964)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c7bOSyEup4 Diamonds of the Night is a 1964 Czech film about two boys on the run from a train taking them to a concentration camp, based loosely on Arnošt Lustig's…
Kennedy, J. F. (June 10, 1963) “Address to the American University.” Speech, Washington DC. EBSCO History Reference Center.
President John F. KennedyWashington, D.C.June 10, 1963 President Anderson, members of the faculty, board of trustees, distinguished guests, my old colleague, Senator Bob Byrd, who has earned his degree through…
West Side Story (1961)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e2igZexpMs A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle…
Day of the Dead (1957)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJZf-2fLpGM Day of the Dead explores the special objects and rituals of the annual Mexican celebration of All Souls' Day, which is observed on the first day of November. The…