Bella Mischkinsky Memorial Lectures

Screening of “A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES: A Tale of Two Siblings” From Aviva Kempner, the director of Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg, The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, Rosenwald, The Spy Behind Home Plate and Imagining the Indian and the producer of Partisans of...

DOK.fest München meets U.S. Consulate General in Munich & Amerikahaus

As part of DOK.aroundtheclock, we present the documentary A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES: A TALE OF TWO SIBLINGS in cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Munich and the Amerikahaus. Berlin-born, Washington, D.C.-based filmmaker Aviva Kempner has been making...

Interview | Aviva Kempner’s ‘A Pocketful of Miracles’

Aviva Kempner’s recent film, A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings, is her most personal documentary yet. Kempner has dedicated her professional career to highlighting the lives of Jewish heroes whose inspiring lives are not widely known. Her past films...

Aviva Kempner Champions Unsung Heroes

I met Aviva Kempner years ago in her Washington, DC home, when she had already made documentaries for over 20 years. When we met again, about two weeks ago, at Lincoln Center’s Library for the Performing Arts, she was still making them. She was researching archival...

“A Pocketful of Miracles” Screening as part of the Sacramento Jewish Film Festival

“A Pocketful of Miracles” will be streaming for viewers in the Sacramento area between March 18 and 24. A link for tickets can be found here.

“A Pocketful of Miracles” at Cornell Cinema on April 10

Come see “A Pocketful of Miracles” at Cornell Cinema in Ithaca, NY on April...

“A Pocketful of Miracles” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage on March 17

Come see “A Pocketful of Miracles” at The Museum of Jewish Heritage on March 17 in New York City!

“A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings” Screening at the Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival of Sarasota-Manatee on March 5th at 3PM

Come see “A Pocketful of Miracles” in Sarasota this March! Listed as one of the Best Films of 2023 by The Washington Post and Winner of the Audience Prize for Best Documentary at the JxJ Film and Music Festival, “A Pocketful of Miracles: A...

You’re Invited! See Aviva Kempner’s New Documentary “A Pocketful of Miracles” – March 3 at the Katzen Arts Center

“A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings” Screening on Sunday, March 3rd at 4 pm American University’s Abramson Family Recital Hall in the Katzen Arts Center at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Aves....

“A Pocketful of Miracles” at Marlene Meyerson JCC, February 27

Come see “A Pocketful of Miracles” in New York City. Hanka and Dudek Ciesla grew up in a loving Jewish family in Poland. Their idyllic childhood was abruptly shattered when Germany invaded Poland in 1939. After their family is separated, Hanka passes as a...