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Comic Michael Rapaport will be a guest of the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, beginning December 5, 2026 (Alon Gilboa)

Two overseas guests will attend the Jerusalem Cinematheque’s upcoming Jewish Film Festival over Hanukkah: comedian Michael Rapaport and Oscar-winning director Volker Schlöndorff.

The festival will celebrate its 28th edition from December 5-10 at the arthouse theater that also curates and hosts the annual Jerusalem Film Festival each summer.

Schlöndorff, 87, a German-born director with six decades of filmmaking experience, will open the festival with his latest film, “Visitation,” recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

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The 2026 film tells Germany’s history through a lakeside home near Berlin, whose residents experience the country’s journey over several generations.

It’s a late-career film for Schlöndorff, who has spent decades at the…