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Screening followed by Q+A with director Eliran Peled, writer Daphne Merkin, and author Benjamin Balint. Film and screening offered in partnership with the New York Jewish Week. Co-sponsored by Fritz Ascher Society for Persecuted, Ostracized and Banned Art.

Upon his death in 1924, the great Czech-Austrian novelist Franz Kafka left behind a rich collection of unpublished manuscripts, with instructions to his friend Max Brod to burn them all.

Thanks to Brod’s failure to fulfill Kafka’s wishes, the world has come to know one of the great writers of the 20th century. Now, 100 years after his death, the film “Kafka’s Last Trial” tells the story of this altruistic betrayal and the multi-generational effort to preserve Kafka’s literary legacy. Based on the book by renowned author Benjamin Balint, the film takes viewers from the twisty streets of Prague to Spinoza Street in Tel Aviv, where Brod’s legendary secretary died at the age of 102, and where the manuscripts discovered in her home would lead to a trial that could have been written by Kafka himself.

Don’t miss the World Premiere of this new film, by Israeli director Eliran Peled, and brought to New York by the New York Jewish Week, immediately followed by a discussion with Peled, Balint and acclaimed literary critic Daphne Merkin.

Can’t make it to the event in person? Click here to purchase a virtual ticket. You’ll receive online access to the film and a link to watch our live conversation with Eliran Peled, Daphne Merkin and Benjamin Balint.

Tickets for screening and Q&A are $36. $54 VIP tickets entitle you to join us at a meet-and-greet with the speakers before the film.

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