JCC Chicago presents the first Chicago Jewish Film Festival ( CJFF ), "Through a Jewish Lens," through June 29, held at The Music Box Theatre, the Cinemark/Century in Evanston and the Illinois Holocaust Museum, with other performance events at Chicago's Victory Gardens and at the Mayer Kaplan JCC in Skokie.
Featured films will include: The Pin ( 2013 ), a view of Holocaust survival; Before The Revolution ( 2013 ), the untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran; and A Precious Life ( 2010 ), the story of an Israeli doctor, a Palestinian woman and a journalist seeking treatment for her baby.
Tickets are $12/adults; $10/seniors & students, or $60 for an eight-film festival pass. Visit www.ChicagoJewishFilm.com .
This year, BA plans to create an even bigger and better celebration of storytelling, art and community. To achieve this goal, BA is asking people to contribute to the crowd-funding campaign on the website, Indiegogo.com .
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