{"id":77,"date":"2023-06-12T17:17:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T21:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcjcc.829dev.com\/jxj\/about-jxj\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:25:03","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.edcjcc.org\/jxj\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History of JxJ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"has-lead-font-size\">JxJ has garnered a long-term dedicated fanbase as well as hosted notable guests over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-body-font-size\">Recent guests and talent include: Nancy Spielberg, Wolf Blitzer, Dana Bash, Jake Paltrow, Tom Friedman, Dan Glickman, Elliot Gould, Amy Heckerling, Agnieszka Holland, Carol Kane, Barry Levinson, Natalie Portman, Eran Riklis, James Schamus, John Turturro, and Liv Ullman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>JxJ is the result of combining the Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) and the Washington Jewish Music Festival (WJMF) in 2019. It was at that time that the program also moved into the newly constructed Cafritz Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1990, the WJFF was, and continues to be through JxJ, one of the largest and most respected Jewish film festivals in North America. It serves as an international exhibition of cinema that celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture and experience through the moving image.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WJMF, established in 1999 with a lead gift from the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, promoted a broad appreciation of Jewish culture through presentations of extraordinary performing artists who preserve and invigorate Jewish music in contemporary culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JxJ\u2019s year-round program consists of weekly events that take place in Cafritz Hall, a new state-of-the-art concert and cinema venue in the EDCJCC. 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