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Repairing The World: Stories From The Tree of Life Film and Discussion
Dec 20, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St Portland, ME 04102
Cost $9 suggested admission
The JCA, the Maine Jewish Museum, and the Maine Jewish Film Festival are very pleased to present a screening of Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life. Please stay for a deep and meaningful panel discussion following the film, with Umaru Balde, Director of the Department of Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for…
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The Portland Museum of Art presents FOUR WINTERS with the Maine Jewish Film Festival
Apr 23, 2023 3:00PM
Portland Museum of Art
7 Congress Sq, Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
The Portland Museum of Art, with the Maine Jewish Film Festival, presents FOUR WINTERS, a stunning new documentary about the Jewish partisans, who fought the Nazis during World War II. Director Julia Mintz will be at the PMA for post-film conversation and Q&A Sunday.
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Yom Hashoah – Community Observance and Film
Apr 18, 2023 7:00PM—8:30PM
In person at the JCA – 1342 Congress St. Portland, ME 04102
Cost $0.00
With historian and poet Anna Wrobel. Film presented in partnership with the Maine Jewish Film Festival. Join us for a community commemoration of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, with testimonials, poems, prayers, and a film. Our commemoration will be led by Anna Wrobel and will include testimonials, poetry, a candle lighting ceremony, and Kaddish. We…
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My Name is Andrea (2022) – PMA Films with MJFF
Mar 19, 2023 3:00PM—5:30PM
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME
Cost $7.00 - $9.00
This screening will be followed by a discussion between Carolyn Swartz, Executive Director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival and Rebecca Hobbs, Executive Director of Through These Doors. My Name Is Andrea is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Andrea Dworkin offered a revolutionary analysis of…
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AHEAD OF THE CURVE – FREE FILM STREAMING WITH MJFF
Jun 24, 2022 9:00AM—Jun 26, 2022 11:30PM
Free Streaming Online
Cost FREE
In celebration of Pride month the Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) and the JCA are proud to present AHEAD OF THE CURVE (2020) Streaming online Friday, June 24th at 9 AM – Sunday, June 26th at midnight At the close of Pride Month, we’re delighted to pair two provocative offerings: A free virtual screening of…
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ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL
May 04, 2022—May 09, 2022
Cost $40 with discount code
Presented by the JCA and the Maine Jewish Film Festival in partnership with Menemsha Films Festival Pass (9 films): $50 | $40 with discount code Enter our exclusive discount code for 20% off: MAINEIID Celebrate Israel with six nights of exclusive, award-winning films, available to view from the comfort of home via your TV,…
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YOM HASHOAH – COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE
Apr 27, 2022 6:30PM
Etz Chaim Synagogue – 267 Congress St., Portland
And online via YouTube Livestream
Presented in partnership with Etz Chaim Synagogue, Portland Join Rabbi Gary Berenson and Cantor Sheila Nesis for a community commemoration of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, with songs, prayers, and readings. This program will be held both in-person at Etz Chaim Synagogue – Portland, and livestreamed online. Attendees must be fully vaccinated and boosted…
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Yom Hashoah Films with MJFF: GERDA’S SILENCE & PROSECUTING EVIL
Apr 26, 2022 9:00AM—Apr 28, 2022 11:30PM
Streaming Online via MJFF on Eventive Platform
FREE FILM STREAMING with MJFF in honor of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day GERDA’S SILENCE In this sensitive and gripping film, filmmaker Britta Wauer explores the power of memory and the costs of its repression, as Auschwitz survivor Gerda Schrage comes to grips with the unfathomable secret she has kept for over sixty…
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VIRTUAL PASSOVER FILM FESTIVAL
Apr 14, 2022—Apr 24, 2022
Streaming Online
Presented by the JCA and Maine Jewish Film Festival in partnership with the Meyerson JCC Manhattan April 14-24, 2022 Tickets: $5 per film; $18 – full festival pass Enter our exclusive discount for 20% off: mjff2022 The Virtual Passover Film Festival, presented by the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan supported by Maimonides Fund, is…
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HEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD
Mar 11, 2022—Mar 13, 2022
Free Streaming Online
Cost FREE
Presented by the JCA with the Maine Jewish Film Festival in Honor of Women’s History Month Friday, March 11 – Sunday, March 13 – Free film streaming Sunday March 13th at 7 PM – Zoom discussion with Heather Booth moderated by MJFF’s Barbara Merson This newest film by critically acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Rivlin traces the…
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Repairing The World: Stories From The Tree of Life Film and Discussion
Dec 20, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St Portland, ME 04102
Cost $9 suggested admission
The JCA, the Maine Jewish Museum, and the Maine Jewish Film Festival are very pleased to present a screening of Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life. Please stay for a deep and meaningful panel discussion following the film, with Umaru Balde, Director of the Department of Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for…
View MoreThe Portland Museum of Art presents FOUR WINTERS with the Maine Jewish Film Festival
Apr 23, 2023 3:00PM
Portland Museum of Art 7 Congress Sq, Portland, ME 04101
Cost Free
The Portland Museum of Art, with the Maine Jewish Film Festival, presents FOUR WINTERS, a stunning new documentary about the Jewish partisans, who fought the Nazis during World War II. Director Julia Mintz will be at the PMA for post-film conversation and Q&A Sunday.
View MoreYom Hashoah – Community Observance and Film
Apr 18, 2023 7:00PM—8:30PM
In person at the JCA – 1342 Congress St. Portland, ME 04102
Cost $0.00
With historian and poet Anna Wrobel. Film presented in partnership with the Maine Jewish Film Festival. Join us for a community commemoration of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, with testimonials, poems, prayers, and a film. Our commemoration will be led by Anna Wrobel and will include testimonials, poetry, a candle lighting ceremony, and Kaddish. We…
View MoreMy Name is Andrea (2022) – PMA Films with MJFF
Mar 19, 2023 3:00PM—5:30PM
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME
Cost $7.00 - $9.00
This screening will be followed by a discussion between Carolyn Swartz, Executive Director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival and Rebecca Hobbs, Executive Director of Through These Doors. My Name Is Andrea is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Andrea Dworkin offered a revolutionary analysis of…
View MoreAHEAD OF THE CURVE – FREE FILM STREAMING WITH MJFF
Jun 24, 2022 9:00AM—Jun 26, 2022 11:30PM
Free Streaming Online
Cost FREE
In celebration of Pride month the Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF) and the JCA are proud to present AHEAD OF THE CURVE (2020) Streaming online Friday, June 24th at 9 AM – Sunday, June 26th at midnight At the close of Pride Month, we’re delighted to pair two provocative offerings: A free virtual screening of…
View MoreISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY VIRTUAL FILM FESTIVAL
May 04, 2022—May 09, 2022
Cost $40 with discount code
Presented by the JCA and the Maine Jewish Film Festival in partnership with Menemsha Films Festival Pass (9 films): $50 | $40 with discount code Enter our exclusive discount code for 20% off: MAINEIID Celebrate Israel with six nights of exclusive, award-winning films, available to view from the comfort of home via your TV,…
View MoreYOM HASHOAH – COMMUNITY OBSERVANCE
Apr 27, 2022 6:30PM
Etz Chaim Synagogue – 267 Congress St., Portland And online via YouTube Livestream
Presented in partnership with Etz Chaim Synagogue, Portland Join Rabbi Gary Berenson and Cantor Sheila Nesis for a community commemoration of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, with songs, prayers, and readings. This program will be held both in-person at Etz Chaim Synagogue – Portland, and livestreamed online. Attendees must be fully vaccinated and boosted…
View MoreYom Hashoah Films with MJFF: GERDA’S SILENCE & PROSECUTING EVIL
Apr 26, 2022 9:00AM—Apr 28, 2022 11:30PM
Streaming Online via MJFF on Eventive Platform
FREE FILM STREAMING with MJFF in honor of Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day GERDA’S SILENCE In this sensitive and gripping film, filmmaker Britta Wauer explores the power of memory and the costs of its repression, as Auschwitz survivor Gerda Schrage comes to grips with the unfathomable secret she has kept for over sixty…
View MoreVIRTUAL PASSOVER FILM FESTIVAL
Apr 14, 2022—Apr 24, 2022
Streaming Online
Presented by the JCA and Maine Jewish Film Festival in partnership with the Meyerson JCC Manhattan April 14-24, 2022 Tickets: $5 per film; $18 – full festival pass Enter our exclusive discount for 20% off: mjff2022 The Virtual Passover Film Festival, presented by the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan supported by Maimonides Fund, is…
View MoreHEATHER BOOTH: CHANGING THE WORLD
Mar 11, 2022—Mar 13, 2022
Free Streaming Online
Cost FREE
Presented by the JCA with the Maine Jewish Film Festival in Honor of Women’s History Month Friday, March 11 – Sunday, March 13 – Free film streaming Sunday March 13th at 7 PM – Zoom discussion with Heather Booth moderated by MJFF’s Barbara Merson This newest film by critically acclaimed filmmaker Lilly Rivlin traces the…
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