Brian Fishbach

6 days ago | jewishjournal.com | Brian Fishbach

It was over 100 degrees in Fresno during the 2018 shoot for “Dirty Bomb,” a Holocaust film that takes place in the winter. Actor Ido Samuel, dressed as a prisoner at a concentration camp,  had been sustaining himself on just one small salad per day for a week. The short film followed Jewish prisoners forced to build Nazi V-2 rockets in the Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. The production had no trailers, no air conditioning, and not much of a budget. Samuel didn’t care.

2 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Brian Fishbach

In Italy, the title “Senator for Life” is a rare honor, reserved for citizens whose contributions to the country are seen as extraordinary acts of public service. A new documentary gives audiences a totally different perspective on the term “Senator” from that in the United States, where the 100 Senators on Capitol Hill are often the source of cynicism, posturing, and squabbling. This distinction is the focus of the new documentary “Liliana,” directed by Italian Ruggero Gabbaí.

3 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Brian Fishbach

Artist Tomer Peretz never planned to be the one holding a camera in a massacre zone. But there he was, on Oct. 8, 2023, volunteering with ZAKA to clean up the carnage. Though he lives in Los Angeles, he and his sons had flown to Israel for a wedding that weekend. Art had been Peretz’s life. But at age 41, he was thrust into the world spotlight for going above the call of duty for his country—with interviews on Fox News, CNN, SkyNews Australia.

4 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Brian Fishbach

There are many stories from the “Schindler’s List” production that have surfaced over the years: Director Steven Spielberg had weekly Friday phone calls with his friend Robin Williams to cheer him up. He dispatched George Lucas to oversee post-production on “Jurassic Park” while he filmed in Europe. Local agitators painted swastikas near the filming locations in Kraków, Poland.

4 weeks ago | jewishjournal.com | Brian Fishbach

“The Children of October 7,” a new documentary about Israeli children affected by the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, will premiere on Paramount+ on April 23. The release date coincides with Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The film, created by Montana Tucker and produced by Israeli journalist and filmmaker Rotem Alima, captures first-person testimonies from children whose families were murdered, kidnapped, or remain missing.