June 16, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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“History & Heroism”: Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival Shorts Series

May 26–June 30. Screenings of short films with Jewish themes, followed by discussion from guest experts, including professors, rabbis, & directors. All events 2–3 p.m., JCC, 2935 Birch Hollow. Light refreshments. Each screening $15, or $72 for the whole series, only in advance at jlive.app/events/15756.  

June 16: “History & Heroism.” Featuring Wallenberg (John J. Valadez, 2025), a documentary about the Swedish diplomat (and U-M alum) who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during World War II; and The Ice Cream Man (Robert Moniot, 2024), a drama about a Dutch Jewish ice cream parlor owner targeted by Klaus Barbie after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.

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