Joan Elder
An outstanding film was selected from the January, 2026, Jewish Film Festival to be shown in the DesertView Theater on Jan. 18, 2026. The cost is $10, and the program begins at 2 p.m. Among Neighbors is a blending animation and testimony documentary which confronts the legacy of a Polish town where Jews and Catholics once lived together. But neighbors later turned against each other during the Holocaust.
These films are sponsored by Congregation B’nai Midbar, Bonnie Lasky and Irv Rothenberg, Rabbi Stephanie Aaron and Dr. Jack Aaron, Judy Bergman, and Rob Sarich. It is presented in partnership with the Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center. All attendees are invited to remain after this screening to hear a conversation with executive producer Dr. Anita Friedman about the making of this film and the story behind it.