Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival

Free movie and refreshments! GI JEWS tells the profound story of the 550,000 American Jews who served in World War II. These brave men and women fought for their nation and for Jews worldwide against Hitler, bigotry, fascism, and genocide,
With archival footage, photos, and interviews, GI JEWS brings to life the stories of soldiers, airmen, WACs and nurses, including Henry Kissinger of army intelligence and infantrymen Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Harold Baumgarten, who inspired the character of PFC Mellish in SAVING PRIVATE RYAN.
Preceded by the delightful documentary short SPRING CHICKEN.