Arts+Ideas Seattle Jewish Film Festival

05/07/2026

Join me at Temple De Hirsch Sinai next week for an incredible conversation featuring American writer, podcast host and public intellectual, Coleman Hughes, known for his focus on race, public policy, and applied ethics. More info/Register: https://templedehirschsinai.org/kellerlecture/

Temple is excited to welcome the community back to the Seattle campus for our annual Keller Family Lecture on May 12th. Our 2026 speaker, Coleman Hughes, is an author, podcaster, and opinion columnist who specializes in issues related to race, public policy and applied ethics.

Learn more about our speaker and register here: https://templedehirschsinai.org/kellerlecture/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

05/06/2026

30% off tickets to Alex Edelman's brilliant new standup show "What Are You Going to Do" Seattle Rep (then come to Jon Fisch June 6 @ the J!). Laughter abounds!

May 8-10. Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/events/special-events/alex-edelman-what-are-you-going-to-do/performances

Tickets are now on sale for What Are You Going to Do, the new show from award-winning comedian and storyteller Alex Edelman, coming to Seattle Rep May 8–10, 2026 for a limited four-performance engagement.

04/21/2026

Stroum Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle and Arts+Ideas Seattle Jewish Film Festival are a proud Community Partners of Limmud Seattle. I hope to see everyone there this Sunday, April 26 for some powerful Jewish learning, connection and thought leadership from teachers and lay leaders in our community.

04/08/2026

04/03/2026

OPENING FRIDAY IN SEATTLE: Winner of Audience Award SXSW. A frustrated actress (Amanda Peet) and her nebbeshy manny (Director Matthew Shear) find an unexpected connection in “Fantasy Life,” a star-studded, gentle exploration of lonely, hearts. This film premiered at the Seattle Jewish film festival 2026. Don’t miss it and Peet’s show-steeling return to the big screen.

03/27/2026

So much fun chatting with & .ottensoser of the Jews on Film Podcast again (on Instagram) about the use of animation historically in Jewish cinema and Holocaust films, and in this year's festival films: "Among Neighbors" (Dir. Yoav Potash - filmmaker), Elie Weisel: Soul on Fire, the Oscar-nominated short "Butterfly" (ALL STREAMING THROUGH SUNDAY! Tix: www.seattlejff.org) and "My Underground Mother" (Dir. Marisa Fox) and more. Listen here >>

Among Neighbors w/ Pamela Lavitt:

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jews-on-film-exploring-jewish-stories-themes-in-cinema/id1612019073?i=1000757438029

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TDgs9JKLjhnIbK9X3QiQ2?si=4GIo_OnjQfSzvvN8wlfESQ

Jews on Film: Exploring Jewish Stories & Themes in Cinema · Episode

03/26/2026

Thanks The Seattle Le***an for announcing this Sunday's "Gay Gezunt" (Yiddish: go in health) LGBTQ+ Spotlight of Udi Nir's THE FIRST LADY this Sunday with the filmmaker attending. Tickets: https://seattlejff.org/events/sjff2026thefirstlady-gaygezunt/. Thanks Three Dollar Bill Cinema and Seattle Q***r Film Festival.

The First Lady will have its Seattle premiere Mar. 29, 2026, at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Mercer Island.