2007, 58 minutes, English, Color, United States

This is a small but memorable film, described by reviewer Michele Pinczuk as “the Jewish version of P.D. Eastman’s Are You My Mother? But instead of the baby bird asking, ‘Are you my mother?’ cultural, secular Jews in the film ask, ‘Are you Jewish without being religious?’”

Director Kate Feiffer (cartoonist Jules Feiffer’s daughter) made this film to try and understand the strange relationship between non-practicing and religious Jews in America. She tells personal stories, along with guest opinions from friends like Mike Wallace, Walter Shapiro, Daphne Merkin, Alan Dershowitz and more.

The film brilliantly combines animation, archival photos and cartoons. Pinczuk concludes: “a funky and cleverly executed documentary with a Spike Lee flavor, due to its cinematic style and vibe. But perhaps the most entertaining segment is near the end of the presentation. It’s a clip of the ‘don’ of the cultural yet secular Jew: Larry David on the HBO show, Curb Your Enthusiasm.”



Director Kate Feiffer will join us after the film. Talk with Kate (Cartoonist Jules Feiffer's daughter!) as she gives us insight into an ambivalent upbringing that is becoming more and more common in today's disintegrating Jewish community