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Itzhak Perlman’s appearance with the ASO came after two years of avoiding public performances because of the COVID pandemic. // Jeff Roffman/ASO
May 27, 2022, 11:09 am
Itzhak Perlman Shines in Return to Symphony Hall
In his return to the stage at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s annual Gala Concert, the violinist offers his masterful interpretation of Max Bruch’s Concerto No. 1.
By Bob Bahr
This month’s showing of “Big Sonia” on public television will bring the film to a national audience for the first time.
April 20, 2022, 12:59 pm
AJFF Holocaust Film Airing on Public Television
“Big Sonia,” which premiered at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2017, returns to WPBA, Atlanta’s Public Television station, at the end of April.
By Bob Bahr
Steven Pressman’s “The Levys of Monticello” was cited for its contribution to building bridges of understanding.
March 23, 2022, 11:09 am
AJFF Names 2022 Prize-Winning Films
Winners underscore the strength and compelling nature of the more than 50 films that were selected for the festival.
By Bob Bahr
The AJFF’s executive director, Kenny Blank, was forced to cancel all in-person theater showings at the 2022 festival less than a month before it was scheduled to begin.
February 3, 2022, 6:41 pm
AJFF Goes All Virtual in 2022
Concern over COVID upsurge causes last minute cancellation of all films scheduled for theaters.
By Bob Bahr
Clive and Sandra Bank are owners of Added Touch Catering.
January 29, 2021, 3:09 pm
Film and Food Get Creative
This year’s 21st annual Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is going virtual with fabulous options in movies, format and comfort gourmet food.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
January 29, 2021, 2:51 pm
2021 AJFF Preview: Together Through Film
The AJT brings you 21 previews highlighting some of the many incredible and diverse films offered for home viewing during the 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Adventures of a Mathematician
Based on his autobiography of the same name, this warmhearted film tells the story of one of the brilliant minds behind the Manhattan Project.
By Bruce Kahn
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Asia
Emotional, honest and touching, "Asia" may be the “must see” film of this year’s AJFF.
By Jason Evans
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Breaking Bread
The documentary film “Breaking Bread” begins with a quote from the late Anthony Bourdain stating, “Food may not be the answer to world peace, … but it’s a start.”
By Janice Convoy-Hellmann
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Brighton Beach Memoirs
The story, based on a play by the same name by the prolific playwright Neil Simon, takes place during the Great Depression, just a few years before the beginning of World War II.
By Sara Ghitis
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Howie Mandel: But Enough About Me
Lovingly directed by biography documentarian Barry Avrich, “But Enough About Me” is a touching look at a man who uses humor to cope with a world that terrifies him.
By Jason Evans
January 29, 2021, 2:26 pm
AJFF Intro: Love It Was Not
"Love It Was Not" tells the real-life story of Helena Zitron, an Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner who captured the heart of an SS officer.
By Janice Convoy-Hellmann
January 29, 2021, 2:25 pm
AJFF Intro: Maverick Modigliani
Consider “Maverick Modigliani” as a virtual tour of Paris in the early 20th century.
By Marcia R. Cohen
January 29, 2021, 2:25 pm
AJFF Intro: On Broadway
This delightfully entertaining and enlightening documentary describes the rise, fall and resurgence of what became the most visited area in the United States.
By Judy Bozarth
January 29, 2021, 2:25 pm
AJFF Intro: Rain in Her Eyes
Dvora Omer, one of the most prolific and popular children’s writers in Israel’s history, is the subject of this very moving documentary film.
By Janice Convoy-Hellmann
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