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Washington, DC based filmmaker Aviva Kempner makes award winning documentaries about underknown Jewish heroes for 44 years. Kempner just completed A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings, which chronicles the heroism of the two Ciesla Foundation namesakes, Helen Ciesla Covensky and David Chase—siblings who survived the Holocaust ...
May 9, 2024 · By Jodi Blecker | May 09, 2024. Aviva Kempner’s recent film, A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings, is her most personal documentary yet. Kempner has dedicated her professional career to highlighting the lives of Jewish heroes whose inspiring lives are not widely known.
Jun 6, 2019 · Filmmaker Aviva Kempner’s new documentary “The Spy Behind Home Plate” reveals the story behind Moe Berg, a major league catcher and World War II OSS agent.
Oct 30, 2023 · 4 min. Filmmaker Aviva Kempner was not expecting to include herself in her documentary about the Holocaust experiences of her mother and her uncle. She knew that her mother, born Hanka Ciesla...
Nov 14, 2023 · Now, filmmaker Aviva Kempner turns the lens inward on her own family in “A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings” (2023), which screens for three more days at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday...
Nov 15, 2023 · Aviva Kempner: Award-Winning Filmmaker and Film Producer - Washington Jewish Week. By. Lisa Traiger. - November 15, 2023. 0. Photo credit: Bruce Guthrie. Aviva Kempner credits her career as a District-based, award-winning filmmaker and film producer to failing the D.C. bar exam.
Washington, DC-based filmmaker Aviva Kempner has made award-winning documentaries about under-known Jewish heroes for 42 years. She is co-directing Imagining the Indians, a documentary on the movement to remove Native American names, logos, and mascots from the world of sports.
