Editor’s Note: Columnist Laurie Baron has been scouring the TV and Internet services for movies of Jewish interest that you can watch at home. Combined with the previous installments of his research, it is quite a collection. Here are links to Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz: Richard Dreyfus shines in this adaptation of the Mordecai Richler novel.
Berlin Babylon: Stories set in Berlin during the Weimar Republic illustrating the forces that brought Hitler to power. (Netflix)
Famous Nathan: A documentary tracing the history of Famous Nathan’s hotdogs.
Freud: The young Sigmund Freud helps solve mysterious murder cases. Netflix.
Is It Good for the Jews? Podcast: Discussions on anything and whether it is good for the Jews.”
The Kibitz Podcast: A podcast about Jewish ideas and culture.
The Last Resort: Documentary about Jewish retirees in Miami Beach during the 1970s. Netflix.
My Jewish Learning: “Daily Guide to Our Zoom Events, Livestreams and other Online Resources,”
The Schmooze-Yiddish Book Center Podcasts
The Sturgeon Queen-The Story of Russ and Daughters:
UK Jewish Film: Streams free Jewish short films.
The Virtual Cinema of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive: Over 600 films documenting an array of subjects such as Jewish life in the British mandate of Palestine, Israel, and Jewish communities around the world.
When Heroes Fly: Four Israeli veterans of the Lebanon War of 2006 reunited to rescue a woman held captive by a cult in Columbia. Netflix
Who Will Write Our History? Documentary and dramatizations about how the Oyneg Shabes movement collected archival material in the Warsaw Ghetto. Amazon, Vudu.
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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of European History at San Diego State University; a humor columnist (in his own name and in that of his dog Elona), and is an authority on Jewish-themed movies, particularly those dealing with the Holocaust. To see an archive of his stories, please click on his byline at the top of this page. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com