Jewish Film Festival: "Avenue of the Giants" (2023) In-Person
All films are free. Sponsored by Temple Beth El of Williamsburg, Virginia
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival who will strive to use the power of film to entertain, educate and connect our audiences to issues related to Jewish life in the U.S., Israel, and around the world.
Avenue of the Giants, USA, 2023, 1hr 42min
Herbert Heller, the owner of a toy store in California, survived the Holocaust in his teens. The Nazis forced him into the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp at the age of 12, but he managed to escape three years later and kept the secret from everyone - including his own children - for 60 years. When Herbert is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he befriends Abbey, an isolated teenager whose own brush with pain and death inspires him. Abbey and Herbert reveal their stories to each other, forge an unlikely intergenerational friendship, and together find a path toward healing.
- Date:
- Sunday, Mar 22 2026
- Time:
- 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Theatre
- Building:
- Williamsburg Library (515 Scotland Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 19 or older
- Categories:
- Film