JxJ: DC Jewish Film + Music
JxJ is the leader of Jewish film and music cultural arts in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region.
About JxJ
Presented by the Edlavitch DCJCC, JxJ encompasses the Washington Jewish Film and Music Festivals, alongside a year-round film and music program.
JxJ’s year-round program consists of advance and sneak peek screenings, limited theatrical runs and post-screenings conversations that take place at a state-of-the-art concert and cinema venue in the Edlavitch DCJCC on 16th and Q Streets. The annual Festival is presented on stages and screens throughout DC, Virginia, and Maryland.
Between the Festival and year-round programming, JxJ annually attracts 30,000 patrons across 180+ events.
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About the Festival
One of the largest and most respected Jewish film festivals in North America, the Washington Jewish Film Festival (WJFF) is an international exhibition of cinema that celebrates the diversity of Jewish history, culture and experience through the moving image. The WJFF was founded in 1990.
Established in 1999 with a lead gift from the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, the Washington Jewish Music Festival (WJMF) promotes a broad appreciation of Jewish culture through presentations of extraordinary performing artists who preserve and invigorate Jewish music in contemporary culture.
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JxJ Team
Yael Luttwak
Artistic Director, JxJ
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