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Dear Festival Friends,
The Mandell Jewish Community
Center and the Festival
Committee welcome you to the
twelfth annual Hartford Jewish
Film Festival.
The Festival has
grown in size and stature, and
has helped to make the Mandell
JCC a leading presenter of the
arts in our community. This
year’s Festival features films
representing six countries and
includes new award-winning
movies, social events and
post-film forums. We are proud
that our festival is acclaimed
as one of the foremost Jewish
film festivals in North America
because of the fine caliber of
films offered and the
unprecedented participation we
receive from all of you in the
greater Hartford area.
I am personally grateful for the
friendship, support and hours of
planning and preparation of our
co-chairs Lisa Kingstone and
Mark Trencher. Under their
leadership, the committee has
previewed nearly one hundred
films in order to present you
with a premier selection that is
culturally relevant and
meaningful. Coinciding with
Israel’s 60th Anniversary, this
year’s festival welcomes a
number of outstanding Israeli
films that can only be seen
here. The Mandell
JCC is once again teaming up
with Trinity College and the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
to offer the event of the
season. This year, we debut our
newest venue – Criterion Cinema
in Blue Back Square.
All of us at the
JCC appreciate your wonderful,
generous support. We look
forward to enlightening and
entertaining you with fresh
perspectives on the Jewish
experience. On
with the show!
Lynne Gordon
Director, Hartford Jewish Film
Festival
Mandell Jewish Community Center |
