First debunking a string of myths about Hamilton's origins, Prof. Andrew Porwancher arrives at a startling conclusion: Hamilton was, in all likelihood, born and raised Jewish. While he did not identify as a Jew in his American adulthood, Hamilton emerged as an important advocate for Jewry in the United States. This story offers a fresh insight into a young republic, torn between New World promises and Old World prejudices.

In partnership with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Oregon

Have an ouzo l'chayim and learn about Jews in the Greek world!

In partnership with the SF Jewish Film Festival

In partnership with SF Jewish Film Festival

Fifty years ago, a now forgotten New York Republican assemblyman cast a single tiebreaking vote that legalized abortion in New York and laid the groundwork for Roe v. Wade. Playing as part of Jews in Shorts: Documentaries.

Martin Buber was born in Vienna in 1878, and was a utopian Zionist. He is best-known for his book I and Thou, which focuses on how people relate to the world. For Buber, our relationship with the Divine, and as much as possible with each other, should be I-Thou rather than I-It relationships.

In Partnership with the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Congregation Beth Am, the Jewish Community Library, A Wider Bridge, and The East Bay International Film Festival

In partnership with Congregation Beth Am and CCJCC's "Under One Tent"

In partnership with Manny’s and JCCSF

Discover the fascinating history and unique customs of this ancient Jewish community in Central Asia—its history and customs, its fate during the years of war in Afghanistan, and the story of Manny’s Afghani Jewish family.

In partnership with the Jewish Community Library