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Columbus Jewish Film Festival The CJFF presents cutting-edge jewish international films.

The Columbus Jewish Film Festival is committed to presenting cutting-edge international films and ancillary programming that reflect a myriad of Jewish experiences. Festival goals include engaging Jewish individuals and groups in the production of the Festival; building and inspiring new audiences; facilitating dialogue among diverse communities; promoting Tikkun Olam and social justice; and enriching Jewish culture and the Columbus arts community. Film screenings, educational programs, social events, celebrations and community collaborations are tools used to accomplish these goals.

Six of the best Jewish short documentaries, back to back. A pianist duet, a Torah scribe, a stubborn brick wall, and mor...
08/25/2026

Six of the best Jewish short documentaries, back to back. A pianist duet, a Torah scribe, a stubborn brick wall, and more.

Bagels & Docs happens this Sunday, August 30 at 12pm. Get tickets now at cjfilmfest.org.

Men have scribed Torahs since 3 BCE.Jen Taylor Friedman waited until 2007 to become the first woman on record to do it a...
08/19/2026

Men have scribed Torahs since 3 BCE.
Jen Taylor Friedman waited until 2007 to become the first woman on record to do it and she's not shy about what it took.

That's How You Make a Torah, part of Bagels & Docs, August 30. Learn more about the lineup, and purchase tickets at cjfilmfest.org

School drop-off. Family music sessions. Leading Shabbat services.Rachel Namudosi is third-generation Jewish Ugandan, and...
08/17/2026

School drop-off. Family music sessions. Leading Shabbat services.
Rachel Namudosi is third-generation Jewish Ugandan, and Days Between Rest just follows her Tuesday, which turns out to be more remarkable than any Tuesday has a right to be.

Screening during Bagels & Docs, August 30. Learn more about the lineup and purchase tickets at cjfilmfest.org.

The pain a Holocaust survivor carries doesn't stop with her. Phantom Pains traces what got passed down through three gen...
08/13/2026

The pain a Holocaust survivor carries doesn't stop with her.
Phantom Pains traces what got passed down through three generations of women — no easy answers included.

Screening as part of Bagels & Docs, Sunday, August 30. Learn more about the lineup and purchase tickets at cjfilmfest.org

Every soldier has a story about The Wall.A training obstacle so notorious it's basically a rite of passage. Thirteen min...
08/11/2026

Every soldier has a story about The Wall.
A training obstacle so notorious it's basically a rite of passage. Thirteen minutes, one brick wall, a lot of dignity lost and regained.

Screening at Bagels & Docs, Sunday, August 30. learn more about the lineup and purchase tickets at cjfilmfest.org

Play the same notes long enough and it stops mattering where you learned them.Amal | Hope follows an Israeli and a Pales...
08/05/2026

Play the same notes long enough and it stops mattering where you learned them.
Amal | Hope follows an Israeli and a Palestinian pianist making that case, one duet at a time.

Part of Bagels & Docs, August 30. Nosh at noon, screening at 12:30pm. Learn more about the lineup and purchase tickets at cjfilmfest.org

A chef, a pop-up, and a Shabbat table that didn't exist a year ago. Michael Twitty gathers a new generation of cooks in ...
08/03/2026

A chef, a pop-up, and a Shabbat table that didn't exist a year ago.
Michael Twitty gathers a new generation of cooks in LA to build one from scratch, and the result is thirteen minutes that'll make you hungry in more ways than one.

Kosher Soul screens as part of Bagels & Docs, Sunday, August 30. Nosh at noon, films at 12:30pm. Tickets at cjfilmfest.org

02/19/2026

See this heroic story on the big screen March 4, 2026 at the JCC. Purchase tickets to The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue at cjfilmfest.org.

In this gripping documentary, The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, retired Israeli general Noam Tibon races against time to save his family during the terror attacks of October 7, 2023. Directed by Barry Avrich, the film blends firsthand testimony with heart-pounding suspense, revealing a story of courage, family, and love in the face of unimaginable danger.

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