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Jewish Comedic Innovators: An Ode to the Marx Brothers
Some of my favorite early memories of “quality time” with my dad and my sister are us watching movies together. This was before my sister...
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Humor
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Four Questions with filmmaker Bess Kargman, director of First Position
Bess Kargman is the director, producer, and editor of the new documentary First Position, which follows six young ballet dancers as they compete at the...
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Arts & Culture
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Announcing Prism Circles!
Prism Circles are interactive opportunities to get together with other young adults who have common interests! Come with a friend - or come to...
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20s & 30s
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BULLY Movie Impressions by BBYO teens Codie Magier and Madi Bader
We are thrilled to be one of the communities who is hosting an early screening of the film "BULLY." Last month at BBYO's International Convention,...
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Social Activism
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Boston Jewish Film Festival announces Audience Award winners
Kaddish for a Friend, the debut film of director Leo Khasin, and Beating Time, a documentary about the struggle to overcome ALS, were the winners of The 23rd Boston...
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Arts & Culture
Beating Time
by Ross BloomA group of us from the Boston-Haifa Connection’s Young Leaders Committee recently went to see “Beating Time,” one of the films in this...
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Social Activism
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Filmmaker Joseph Dorman champions Sholem Aleichem for a New Generation
It's hard to imagine an American Jew who isn't at least passingly familiar with the character of Tevye the Dairyman thanks to the overwhelming success...
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Arts & Culture
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Summer Reading on JWA.org: Staff Picks
August is here, and with it the last few weeks of rest and relaxation before the holidays, school, and general hustle and bustle of fall....
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Arts & Culture
An Article of Hope - award winning documentary
An Article of Hope is an award-winning film about the remarkable true story of Colonel Ilan Ramon, Israel’s first astronaut and the tiny Torah he...
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Arts & Culture
Making Trouble in Newton
I hate housework. You make the beds, wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again. That's a Joan Rivers...
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