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Jews on Film: Exploring Jewish Stories & Themes in CinemaAuthor: Daniel Zana & Harry Ottensoser Language: en-us Genres: Film History, Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Everything is Illuminated w/ Tanya Singer
Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
Harry and Daniel are joined by special guest Tanya Singer to explore Liev Schreiber’s 2005 film Everything is Illuminated. Starring Elijah Wood as a young Jewish American traveling to Ukraine in search of his grandfather’s past, the film blends absurd humor with profound reflections on memory, trauma, and the long shadow of the Holocaust.Together, the group discusses the film’s road-trip structure, its use of comedy as a gateway to grief, and what it reveals about diaspora Jews returning to Eastern Europe in search of meaning. As Alex Perchik himself might say, this episode is “very premium discussion… many thinking, much feeling, and not so much crying (maybe little).”Tanya's LinksSimchat Torah ChallengeTanya Singer on InstagramMovie ResourcesEverything Is Illuminated TrailerEverything Is Illuminated on IMDb
