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Portland Jewish Film Festival celebrates silver anniversary

Deborah Moon
Film Festival
May 23, 2017

The 25th annual Portland Jewish Film Festival will kick off with a 7 pm screening of “Menashe.” Produced by the Northwest Film Center and co-presented by the Institute for Judaic Studies, this year’s festival will present 18 films June 11-25. (See schedule) On June 18 a reception will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 pm…

Expanding horizons: Opening Hearts & Minds Through the Magic of Cinema

Deborah Moon
A&E, Features
May 25, 2016

The only constant at this year’s Portland Jewish Film Fest is that the films have broad appeal and Jewish content. The 24th annual film fest presents films during 15 time slots from June 15 to 29 (see schedule pages 32-33). (In consideration of Shabbat, no films screen on Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons.) The films…