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Saturday, October 28 through Sunday, November 5, 2017
with festival encore on Sunday, November 12
The Jewish Community Center of Stamford is proud to welcome you to the 16th season of the Jewish Arts & Film Festival of Fairfield County. We are thrilled to present to you the very best current Jewish films, speakers, fine art, music and literature that the international Jewish community has to offer. Recognized as an essential part of the Jewish cultural scene in Fairfield County, the Jewish Arts & Film Festival is a highly anticipated celebration of Jewish and Israeli life, culture, community and history, brought to audiences during the Festival week and throughout the year.
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For more information, contact Nancy Schiffman at 203.487.0941 or nschiffman@stamfordjcc.org.
Festival-at-a-Glance
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SPECIAL EVENT
Sunday, October 1
4 p.m.
David Broza
East Jerusalem West Jerusalem
Film Screening, Talk Back & Performance with David Broza
at the Quick Center for the Arts on the campus of Fairfield University
OPENING NIGHT
Saturday, October 28
7:30 p.m. Reception • 8 p.m. Film
Sabena Hijacking – My Version
The State Cinema, Stamford
Sunday, October 29
1 p.m.
Song of the Seas: Bodies of Water in Israel
Art by Beth Styles. Music by the New World Chorus
JCC of Stamford
7 p.m.
On the Map
The Garden Cinema, Norwalk
Monday, October 30
7 p.m.
A Quiet Heart
The State Cinema, Stamford
Tuesday, October 31
7 p.m.
On the Map
Jewish Senior Services Campus, Bridgeport
Wednesday, November 1
7 p.m.
Past Life
The State Cinema, Stamford
Thursday, November 2
10 a.m.
Sabena Hijacking – My Version
The State Cinema, Stamford
7 p.m.
My Hero Brother
The State Cinema, Stamford
Saturday, November 4
7:30 p.m.
The Last Laugh & The Last Blintz
JCC of Stamford
Sunday, November 5
11:45 a.m.
Community Book Club Discussion
The Book of Separation with author Tova Mirvis
JCC of Stamford
CLOSING NIGHT
7 p.m.
Fanny’s Journey
The Garden Cinema, Norwalk
FESTIVAL ENCORE
Sunday, November 12
3 p.m.
Commemorating Kristallnacht
Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story
The State Cinema, Stamford
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2017 Jewish Arts & Film Festival Committee
Festival Co-chairs:
Jennifer Kaufman & Debbie Lee
Art & Music Chair:
Lorraine Kweskin
Literature Co-chairs:
Leah Baker, Michelle Fanwick & Pam Hirschfeld
Committee:
Larry Baker
Marion Drexler
Milton Drexler
Claudine Feurstein
Mark Funt
Nancy Funt
Debby Goldberg
Sandy Gottlin
Henry Hirschfeld
Elissa Kaplan
Joy Katz
Bill Levin
Ethan Lichtenberg
Caryl Ferber Poser
Peter Poser
Karen Resnick
Marcie Schoenfeld
Amy Sheinberg
Lorri Zabronsky