‘She has a hidden identity’: New film uncovers a mother’s second world war secrets. by Jim Farber “Riveting…an edge-of-your-seat experience.”

‘Your mother never told you? New film spotlights sexual violence in Nazi labor camps. by Judy Maltz “Remarkable”

She thought she knew her mother. Then she learned about the concentration camps. by Olyvia Haynie “Powerful… telling the hard truths can also be heroic.”

New deposition testimony shows a DOGE staffer flagged a Holocaust documentary for termination. The film told the story of Jewish women forced into slave labor by the Nazis. LINK

When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities by Jennifer Schuessler After DOGE Deposition Videos Go Viral, Judge Orders Them Taken Down by Benjamin Weiser and Jennifer Schuessler

I’m one of the filmmakers DOGE targeted at the NEH. Here’s why we’re in trouble. (Guest Column.) by Marisa Fox

“I’ve seen firsthand how meeting a Holocaust survivor, whether in person or through a project, can dispel the most deep-seated antisemitic beliefs,” Fox — no apparent relation to the DOGE staffer — wrote then. “But if the NEH, NEA and local humanities councils are defunded, the platforms that can bridge divides will be severely limited. And so, too, will our chances of stemming hate’s rising tide.”

Lawsuit says DOGE used ChatGPT to tag Jewish-themed grants as DEI, then canceled them by Andrew Lapin Journalist thought her Israeli freedom- fighter mother hid something big. She was right. by ReneeGhert-Zand “An odyssey”

‘My Underground Mother’ Opens Jewish Film Festival at Jacob Burns by Laura Schiller

Discovery Released in Lawsuit by Humanities Groups Reveals ChatGPT-Powered Process by DOGE in Cancelling Grants for Schools, Libraries, and Community Organizations -PR NEWSWIRE LINK

Best Documentary: MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER directed by Marisa Fox… explores deeply narratives that illuminate broader social themes, reinforcing the documentary genre’s ability to engage audiences through through emotional truth and real world perspectives.

MY UNDERGOUND MOTHER Uncovers a hidden holocaust history. by Rae Alexandra “Revelatory”

Finding Escape and Hope in Jewish Films by Amy Stone

Counting the cost of cuts to the arts and filmmaking communities podcasts.apple.com

Will funding cuts spell the end for history documentaries? washingtonpost.com

“A REAL WORK OF ART” by Diane Joy Schmidt, Editor

My Underground Mother Woman’s search for meaning comes to Crandell Theatre in Chatham, N.Y., on October 19. by Sarah Wright

“A revelation” by Alexis Corbin, Executive Director

Marisa Fox unearthed an incredible survival story — her mothers. The World Premiere of MY UNDERGROUND MOTHER by Brooke Berman, writer, director

“Incredible film, amazing story” by Richard Eeds, Santa Fe