2026-2027 Israeli Film Series
The East Valley JCC is excited to present the next Israel Film Series!
Subscribe to the 2026-2027 series below.
Subscribe to the East Valley JCC Israeli Film Series and watch a Jewish-themed film each month from the comfort of your own home.
Subscribers will automatically receive the link the evening before each film and can watch anytime on the dates below.
There’s no cost to subscribe. (If you subscribe by the Friday before and do not receive the link in your inbox by Saturday night, please also check your spam folder.) Learn more about the films and watch trailers by clicking on the name of each film below.
Sept. 6
Love, Statistically Speaking
When Reuben, an 80-year-old actuary who lives by statistics, loses both his wife and her insurance money at the swimming pool, he’s forced into a reluctant partnership with his free-spirited granddaughter. Their bumbling investigation among eccentric pool regulars turns into a funny, heartfelt journey proving that while you can calculate almost anything, you can’t predict love or family.
Watch the trailer here.
Oct. 4
Oz's List
A documentary following Oz Davidian, a 53-year-old farmer and lawyer who drove his own truck into the Nova Festival massacre on Oct. 7, 2023 — again and again — to rescue terrified young Israelis from Hamas gunmen. A raw, unflinching account of one man’s extraordinary courage amid unimaginable horror.
Watch the trailer here.
Nov. 1
Eid
The first feature film by a Bedouin filmmaker, Eid follows a young man from Rahat who dreams of becoming a playwright while carrying childhood trauma. Torn between a forbidden love in Paris and a marriage his family arranges for him, he searches for artistic and personal freedom within his own culture.
Watch the trailer here.
Dec. 6
Halisa
A baby-clinic nurse in Haifa’s poor, multi-ethnic Halisa neighborhood longs for a child of her own after years of failed fertility treatments. When a struggling young mother and her baby enter her care, an unexpected bond forms — one that leads both women toward a risky, life-altering decision.
Watch the trailer here.
Jan. 3
Soda
Set in 1950s Israel, a former partisan fighter turned factory foreman falls for a beautiful newcomer to his tight-knit community of Holocaust survivors. When rumors surface that she may have been a camp collaborator, old wounds reopen, forcing him to choose between love and loyalty to his fellow survivors.
Watch the trailer here.
March 7
Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold
A documentary portrait of Henrietta Szold, the trailblazing American Jewish humanitarian who founded Hadassah, built Palestine’s modern healthcare system, and led Youth Aliyah, rescuing thousands of Jewish children from Nazi Europe. An overdue tribute to an underrecognized visionary who reshaped Jewish life.
Watch the trailer here.
April 4
The Property
An 83-year-old grandmother and her granddaughter travel to Poland to reclaim family property seized during World War II. As their quest unravels, hidden motives, family secrets, and an old love story surface — a poignant, often funny exploration of memory and inheritance across generations.
Watch the trailer here.