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Rabbi Wolff: A Gentleman Before God
Dir.: Britta Wauer | 90 minutes

Rabbi Wolff: A Gentleman Before God

Germany 2016 | 90 minutes | English, German | Hebrew subtitles

William Wolff is nearly 90 and perhaps the most unconventional rabbi in the world. As the State Rabbi of North-East Germany, he looks after the Jewish communities in Schwerin and Rostock, but lives in a bungalow outside of London. He leads a busy life – flying from Heathrow to Germany each week. Filmmaker Britta Wauer shows Wolff’s turbulent daily routine and looks at his eventful past: from fleeing Nazi Germany, to leaving his career as a political correspondent, to becoming a respected rabbi. A fascinating character, Wolff is a deeply religious man who, blessed with a tremendous joie de vivre, defies all conventions.