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Frankfurt cinema declines to participate in Jewish film festival, spurring backlash

by | Apr 7, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

A woman sits alone in a Frankfurt, Germany, cinema in November 2021. (photo credit: FRANK RUMPENHORST/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES/JTA)
Frankfurt’s Astor Film Lounge declined to host movies during Jewish Film Days this year, citing economic reasons for its withdrawal from the film festival.