Posts by Leah Abrahamsson for The Jewish Review

Review: 'Labors of Love' mixes emotions and history

“A woman who was more motivated than anybody that I know of…she was all about tikkun olam,” is how award-winning filmmaker Abby Ginzberg described Henrietta Szold, her distant relative, at a screening of “Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold” on Monday, May 18,…

Review: "Holding Liat" humanizes with its light touch

“Holding Liat” carves out a unique place in the documentary world through its unflinching, intimate direction. The film follows the family of Liat Beinin Atzili as they wait for news after she is taken hostage from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. Rather than focusing …