The 36th annual William and Irene Weinberg Family Baltimore Jewish Film Festival will be held May 7-29  at the Gordon Center for Performing Arts, at 3506 Gwynnbrook Avenue in Owings Mills. The festival kicks off on Tuesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. with the 2023 German film “Martha Liebermann: A Stolen Life.”

Set in 1943 Berlin, the title character is an upper-class Jewish widow facing the heartbreaking decision of either leaving her homeland at the age of 85 or risking deportation to a concentration camp. Based on a true story, the 89-minute biographical drama is directed by German filmmaker Stefan Buhling and stars veteran German actress Thelka Carola Wied.

Dr. Anne Rothfeld, an historian and archivist for the federal government whose expertise includes Holocaust art theft, looted art and cultural property restitution, will speak following the film’s presentation.

For information about the film festival, visit gordoncenter.com/program/baltimore-jewish-film-festival/.