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Mission Statement

The New Jersey Jewish Film Festival is a community program that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores Jewish issues through independent films of artistic excellence. Its goals include promoting cross-cultural understanding and examination of universal themes through post-film dialogue with directors, actors, filmmakers, critics and scholars.

 

 

JCC MetroWest Staff

Dolly Luwisch, Chair, Board of Trustees
Michael Hopkins, Executive Director
Adee Shepen, Director, Development
Julie Rossi, Director, Gaelen Center For The Arts

Heather Sorkin, Director, New Jersey Jewish Film Festival

Stefanie Cohen-Santiago, Festival Administrator
Caroline Murray, Manager, Box Office
Dana Lichtenberg, Director, Morris County Outreach

About the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival

Provocative, moving, hilarious, riveting, edgy, fun… these are just a few of the buzzwords you hear in the lobby after a New Jersey Jewish Film Festival movie or event.

Founded in 2000 by Caren and Herb Ford, the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival has earned the reputation as one of the premier Jewish cultural events in the state.  For seven years, we've been bringing the best of Israeli, American, and international films of Jewish interest and content to enthusiastic MetroWest audiences. As we have grown, so too has the number of high quality films.  We promise a roster of first-run Israeli films that are nothing short of remarkable. These are films you cannot see anywhere else in our area! We will also offer a mix of other Jewish films, the best speakers and commentators available, and several out-of-festival events.  The Festival is one gateway for people to explore what it means to be Jewish through a cultural experience that enriches the lives of thousands. 

New Jersey Jewish Film Festival Committee

Caren & Herbert S. Ford, Founders

Roberta Elliott Wantman, Chair

Rachel Astalos
Ira Casel
Paul Fishbein
Yaakov Friedberg
Cynthia & Michael Geller
Vicky Jacobs
Merle Kalishman
Marilyn Katzman
Joan Lowy
Alyce Miller
Lauren Meyer
Sharyn & Bert Model
Deborah Prinz
Justine Reuben
Mitchell Riback
Sue & David Rudd
Sara-Ann Sanders
Mark Seal
Bonnie & Ted Shapiro
Rickey Slezak
Virginia Smilack
Doris & Nat Stecklow
Sylvia Steiner
Dorit Tabak
Charles Wantman
Harvey L. Weiss
Barbara Wind