Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition film critic and host of our spring film weekend, "Letting Jews Be Jews," announces his 10 favorite Jewish films. Share your reactions and your own suggestions by commenting below.

	The Dybbuk Ill-fated pledges, unfulfilled passions, and untimely deaths ensnare two families in a tragic labyrinth of spiritual possession in this classic Yiddish film based on the play by S. Ansky. Directed by Michal Waszynski, Poland, 1937.
	Enemies: A Love Story Based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer, the film follows the double lives of Holocaust survivors who question a God who could let the Holocaust occur. Directed by Paul Mazursky, USA, 1989.
	Hester Street Depicting New York's Lower East Side at the turn of the century, this charming period piece focuses on the challenges of leaving the old country behind and coming to terms with a new life. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver, USA, 1975.
	Late Marriage In this traditional family, the son must choose between familial respect and his secret love. Directed by Dover Koshashvili, Israel, 2001.
	Liberty Heights Funny and dramatic, this film about a Jewish family in mid-1950s America examines race, class, and religious distinction. Directed by Barry Levinson, USA, 1999.
	Lost Embrace A young Argentinean man searches for his identity through family, geography, and history in this exploration of self and community. Directed by Daniel Burman, Argentina, 2004.
	Pass The Gravy In this hilarious silent film short starring Max Davidson, neighbors argue over their pet chickens and their enamored children. Directed by Fred Guiol and Leo McCarey, USA, 1928.
	The Producers A wacky theater producer and a naïve accountant conspire to scam money out of their investors with what they believe will be a sure flop: the musical Springtime for Hitler. Directed by Mel Brooks, USA, 1968.
	Shoah This 9 ½-hour documentary consists of powerful interviews with Holocaust survivors, witnesses, and former Nazi soldiers. Directed by Claude Lanzmann, USA, 1985.
	Tevye This adaptation of the classic Sholem Aleichem story centers on Tevye the Dairyman’s daughter who falls in love with the son of a Ukranian peasant. The clash between tradition and modernity is foreshadowed by the anti-Semitism of the surrounding rural community. Directed by Maurice Schwartz, USA, 1939.