Aviva Kempner Champions Unsung Heroes
by admin | March 22, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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
by admin | March 14, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
“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
by admin | March 5, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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
by admin | March 5, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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
by admin | February 21, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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
by admin | February 20, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
“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
by admin | February 20, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
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...
“A Pocketful of Miracles” at New Plaza Cinema, NYC
by admin | February 20, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Come see “A Pocketful of Miracles” in New York City February 17 – 19 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,...
“Pocketful of Miracles” at the Miami Jewish Film Festival
by admin | December 13, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Embarking on an extraordinary journey, award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner (The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg and Yoo-hoo Mrs. Goldberg) delves into the captivating chronicles of her own family for the first time. Kempner’s mother Hanka (Helen) and her uncle...
“A Pocketful of Miracles” at the Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival
by admin | October 3, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Comes see “A Pocketful of Miracles” on October...