The Sephardic Jewish Founder of Castroville
Join us and Chabad of Downtown San Antonio in an engaging lunch and learn!
June 30, 2026, 12:00PM
Location: Casa Chabad Jewish Center (507 E Houston St, Ste 110, 78205)
Join us as Edgar Brossollet, a Sorbonne Historian, shares a powerful, little-known story of identity, migration, and resilience, told through the life of a French Jew who helped build Texas.
$25 suggested donation, $5 prepaid parking with registration
Lunch included
SAJFF Summer Series: Bella
July 19, 2026, 2:00PM
When Yaki discovers that his only inheritance is a priceless dove, it's already too late. Together with Bilal, his childhood friend, and their wives, he embarks on a wild road trip across Israel and Palestine to bring Bella back. They'll get stuck at checkpoints, ruin a wedding, steal a car, join a reconciliation ceremony, and even revive an unconscious dove--- all racing to not miss the Jerusalem Dove Beauty Pageant.
For those with children, we are offering babysitting during the duration of the film. Please note that babysitting is offered to those with children aged 8 weeks to 9 years old. There are a limited number of spots for babysitting, email Sarah Ram at rams@jcc-sa.org to learn more or reserve your spot.
Israel Released: 2025 Hebrew, English, Arabic, French 75 Minutes
Tickets: $15 Admission includes concessions
SAJFF Summer Series: The Ring
August 25, 2026, 7:00PM
Arnon Noble is a religious man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor. He usually drives her to school lectures where she tells the students how she saved the lives of her baby boy and herself with the help of a thin gold ring. When the mother's health deteriorates, he travels to her old hometown, Budapest to search for the mythological ring that saved her life in the past. He turns for help to his estranged daughter who is a TV researcher and offers her to go on this journey together. Will the search for the ring be successful? Will the ring save the mother's life again and will the same ring that saved his mother also succeed in saving Arnon's relationship with his own daughter.
For those with children, we are offering babysitting during the duration of the film. Please note that babysitting is offered to those with children aged 8 weeks to 9 years old. There are a limited number of spots for babysitting, email Sarah Ram at rams@jcc-sa.org to learn more or reserve your spot.
Israel Released: 2024 Hebrew, Hungarian 122 Minutes
Tickets: $15 Admission includes concessions
Summer Nights at the J
Our next Summer Nights at the J is Thursday, July 2 from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, with more summer fun happening throughout the season:
July 2 | Red, White, & Pool | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
July 12 | Glow Night |5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
August 9 | Splash into the School Year |5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
September 6 | One Last Splash | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Share the J: Bring Your Guests for FREE*
*Each member family may bring up to one guest family at no charge.