The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/documentary/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:56:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png documentary | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/documentary/ 32 32 ‘We were so broken’: Nova survivor Rita Yedid brings story of resilience to the screen https://www.timesofisrael.com/we-were-so-broken-nova-survivor-rita-yedid-brings-story-of-resilience-to-the-screen/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3834170 In documentary 'Rita,' which premiered May 27, the mother of two recounts hiding in the rave’s ticket booth as her husband shielded her from Hamas gunfire, and the painful aftermath

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]]> Romanian secret police trailed a Jewish photographer in the ’80s. Those files are now a film https://www.timesofisrael.com/romanian-secret-police-trailed-a-jewish-photographer-in-the-80s-those-files-are-now-a-film/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:07:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3786646 Edward Serotta only recently discovered he'd been surveilled while traveling the communist country. Acclaimed director Radu Jude has turned the findings into a short documentary

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]]> Poland ‘investigates’ film about Jews killed after the Holocaust, may ban it https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-investigates-film-about-jews-killed-after-the-holocaust-may-ban-it/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:47:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3761772 California filmmaker Yoav Potash's documentary 'Among Neighbors' follows the murders of five survivors who returned to their hometown -- and it's causing a far-right uproar

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]]> New PBS series examines bittersweet ties that have historically bound US Blacks and Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-pbs-series-examines-bittersweet-ties-that-have-historically-bound-us-blacks-and-jews/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:24:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3751035 For Black History Month, docuseries 'Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History' parses what has unified and divided the communities, amid today's renewed tensions

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]]> New documentary reveals saga behind Elie Wiesel’s world-famous Holocaust memoir ‘Night’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-documentary-reveals-saga-behind-elie-wiesels-world-famous-holocaust-memoir/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 03:52:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3741650 In 'Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire,' airing on PBS in the US on January 27, filmmaker Oren Rudavsky examines the Nobel laureate through his 'lifelong attempt to give his life meaning'

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]]> British TV set to air film interviewing IDF soldiers on alleged Gaza war misconduct https://www.timesofisrael.com/british-tv-set-to-air-film-interviewing-idf-soldiers-on-alleged-gaza-war-misconduct/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:36:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685080 First-hand testimonies describe human shields, indiscriminate killings, and the controversial influence of a brigade rabbi; army insists it 'remains committed to the rule of law'

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]]> Daily Briefing Sept. 24: Day 719 – ToI doc film event shows the other kinds of Israeli stories https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-briefing-sept-24-day-719-toi-doc-film-event-shows-the-other-kinds-of-israeli-stories/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:54:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3647387&preview=true&preview_id=3647387 Filmmaker Yonatan Nir talks about season three of online film festival for ToI Community, screening Israeli documentaries followed by Q&A with directors

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]]> Protesters picket a disinvited, and reinvited, Oct. 7 film in Toronto, but don’t deter heroes https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-picket-a-disinvited-and-reinvited-oct-7-film-in-toronto-but-dont-deter-heroes/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:01:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3639528 The controversy-ridden premiere of 'The Road Between Us' goes as planned, as Noam and Gali Tibon appear in person to tell how they saved their family from Hamas terrorists

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]]> Love, loss and dancing: National Library hosts documentary fest https://www.timesofisrael.com/love-loss-and-dancing-national-library-hosts-annual-documentary-fest/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:35:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3612743 Docu.Text event brings Jerusalem five days of film screenings that illuminate Israel and Jewish culture

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