SEPTEMBER 2014 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: The Projected Image: The Jewish Experience on Film with co-hosts: Robert Osborne & Dr. Eric Goldman Tuesday, September 2 The Projected Image: The Jewish Experience on Film, The Evolving Jew 8:00 PM The Jazz Singer (1927) 9:45 PM The Jazz Singer (1953) The Immigrant Experience 11:45 PM Hester Street (1965) 1:30 AM Avalon (1990) Overnight…
The Portland Jewish Film Festival, which annually attracts thousands of Jewish and non-Jewish filmgoers, this year presents a very diverse array of 17 films during its two-week plus run. The 22nd annual PJFF is presented by the Northwest Film Center in partnership with the Institute of Judaic Studies June 15-29. This year’s festival includes films…
The crack of that first piece of matzah, destined to become the afikomen. Homemade matzah ball soup simmering on the stove, its magical aroma evocative of days of Pesach past. The warmth of family gathered together. Is it any wonder that Passover is the most widely observed Jewish holiday in America? Why is this night…
