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Opening Night: Seven Blessings | SOLD OUT
Overview SOLD OUT JxJ 2024 will open with a screening of Seven Blessings – the winner of 10 Ophir Awards out of 12 nominations in 2023. Seven Blessings is female...
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Closing Night: Running on Sand
Overview LIMITED SEATS JxJ 2024 closes with a special screening of Running on Sand. Join us before the screening starting at 7:30 PM for a Closing Night celebration at the...
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Shari and Lamb Chop
Overview Co-presented with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. This charming and inspiring documentary about the beloved American ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her popular sock puppet Lamb Chop is...
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People of the Crossing: The Jews of El Paso
Overview Virtual Offering A multi-layered portrait of a Texas border Jewish community told through family stories that take us through the culture, customs and history of this important gateway between...
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Who Is Like You
Overview Virtual Offering An indigenous Jewish community called The Abayudaya has lived in Uganda since 1919. The Abuyadada keep their traditions alive while co-existing with their Christian and Muslim neighbors....
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All About The Levkoviches
Overview A generous but stubborn boxing coach, Tamás gets along well with everyone but his own son. They have not spoken since his son Iván moved to Israel and became...
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Home
Overview Nominated for 9 Israeli Academy Awards (The Ophir Awards), including Best Film, writer-director Benny Fredman’s intense portrayal, based on personal experiences, offers a troubling yet potent commentary on the...
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Avenue Of The Giants
Overview For more than 50 years, Auschwitz survivor Herbert Heller kept his memories of the Holocaust secret — even from his wife and children. But when he meets Abbey, a...
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Polyphony Quartet
Overview The Polyphony Quartet that will perform at the JxJ Festival is comprised of two students, a teacher, and an alumnus of Polyphony’s Music and Society Seminar, a chamber music,...
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Comedic And Satirical Shorts
Overview Comedic and satirical short films that are as funny as they are insightful and revealing of the breadth and depth of Jewish culture. 107 min | 2023 United States...
