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2019 Opening Night Invitation2019 Rutgers Jewish Film Festival

Opening Night Gala

 

The 20th anniversary of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival was held at the newly opened New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in downtown New Brunswick on Sunday, November 3. 2019.

A gala dinner was followed by a screening of the film "The Unorthodox" inside the theater at the NBPAC.

 

  • Bildner Center and Film Festival Staff
    Karen Small, managing director; Sarah Portilla, program coordinator; Darcy Maher, public relations; Nancy Sinkoff, academic director

    Festival staff
    Festival staff

    Bildner Center and Film Festival Staff
    Karen Small, managing director; Sarah Portilla, program coordinator; Darcy Maher, public relations; Nancy Sinkoff, academic director

  • Film Festival Patron, Billy Geller and guest, Diane Dyas.

    Billy Geller and guest
    Billy Geller and guest

    Film Festival Patron, Billy Geller and guest, Diane Dyas.

  • Film Festival Patrons, Joanne Tischler Stern, Frankie Busch and Mark Busch
    and Bildner Center Academic Director, Nancy Sinkoff

    Nancy Frankie Mark Joanne
    Nancy Frankie Mark Joanne

    Film Festival Patrons, Joanne Tischler Stern, Frankie Busch and Mark Busch
    and Bildner Center Academic Director, Nancy Sinkoff

  • Film Festival Patrons, Mark and Frankie Busch

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    14

    Film Festival Patrons, Mark and Frankie Busch

  • Film Festival Patrons, Reva and Irving Kaufman

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    03

    Film Festival Patrons, Reva and Irving Kaufman

  • Film Festival Patron Len Littman and Paul Jacobson pose for a picture.

    Len Littman and Paul Jacobson
    Len Littman and Paul Jacobson

    Film Festival Patron Len Littman and Paul Jacobson pose for a picture.

  • Film Festival Patrons, Robert and Roberta Kanarick

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    Film Festival Patrons, Robert and Roberta Kanarick

  • Film Festival Major Sponsor, Sharon Karmazin, and friend Dave Greene.

    Sharon and Dave
    Sharon and Dave

    Film Festival Major Sponsor, Sharon Karmazin, and friend Dave Greene.

  • Fun in the photo booth.

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    13

    Fun in the photo booth.

  • Film Festival Patron, Egon Berg talks with Peter March, School of Arts and Sciences Executive Dean.

    Egon Berg with SAS Executive Dean Peter March
    Egon Berg with SAS Executive Dean Peter March

    Film Festival Patron, Egon Berg talks with Peter March, School of Arts and Sciences Executive Dean.

  • Fun in the photo booth.

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    01

    Fun in the photo booth.

  • Film Festival Patrons, Susan Goldstein and Jeff Sultanof

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    05

    Film Festival Patrons, Susan Goldstein and Jeff Sultanof

  • Film Festival Patrons, Barney and Diane Hoffman

    Diane and Barney Hoffman
    Diane and Barney Hoffman

    Film Festival Patrons, Barney and Diane Hoffman

  • Film Festival Patron, Mordechai Bermann

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    04

    Film Festival Patron, Mordechai Bermann

  • Bildner Center Managing Director, Karen Small, and opening film guest speaker, Jessica Steinberg (Culture Editor, The Times of Israel)

    Karen and Jessica
    Karen and Jessica

    Bildner Center Managing Director, Karen Small, and opening film guest speaker, Jessica Steinberg (Culture Editor, The Times of Israel)

  • Founders of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, Karen Small and Sharon Karmazin

    Karen and Sharon
    Karen and Sharon

    Founders of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, Karen Small and Sharon Karmazin

  • Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small.

    Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small
    Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small

    Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small.

  • Film Festival Patrons, Joanne Stern and Frankie Busch

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    Film Festival Patrons, Joanne Stern and Frankie Busch

  • Fun in the photo booth.

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    Fun in the photo booth.

  • Daniel Backenroth with Associate Professor in Jewish Studies, Paola Tartakoff, and Associate Professor in Religion, Tia Kolbaba.

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    JASX10367

    Daniel Backenroth with Associate Professor in Jewish Studies, Paola Tartakoff, and Associate Professor in Religion, Tia Kolbaba.

  • Film Festival Patrons, Ruth and Alan Bash

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    Film Festival Patrons, Ruth and Alan Bash

  • Film Festival Patrons, Judy Rosenstein and Reva Kaufman

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    Film Festival Patrons, Judy Rosenstein and Reva Kaufman

  • Gary Rendsburg, Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History at Rutgers University; Laura Baron, President at Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; and Melissa Rendsburg

    Gary Melissa and Laura Baron
    Gary Melissa and Laura Baron

    Gary Rendsburg, Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History at Rutgers University; Laura Baron, President at Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation; and Melissa Rendsburg

  • Opening film guest speaker, Jessica Steinberg (Culture Editor, The Times of Israel) and Nancy Sinkoff, Bildner Center Academic Director

    Jessica Steinberg and Nancy
    Jessica Steinberg and Nancy

    Opening film guest speaker, Jessica Steinberg (Culture Editor, The Times of Israel) and Nancy Sinkoff, Bildner Center Academic Director

  • 2019 Film Festival Interns (from left to right)

    Top: Danielle Shustin, Ivette Gonzalez-Soto, Zach Kotzker
    Bottom: Kaylee Landrigan, Anna Robinson, Darcy Cagen, Anya Gips

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    2019 Film Festival Interns (from left to right)

    Top: Danielle Shustin, Ivette Gonzalez-Soto, Zach Kotzker
    Bottom: Kaylee Landrigan, Anna Robinson, Darcy Cagen, Anya Gips

  • Crowd waiting for the opening night film screening of "The Unorthodox".

    crowd shot at NPBAC
    crowd shot at NPBAC

    Crowd waiting for the opening night film screening of "The Unorthodox".

  • School of Arts and Sciences, Executive Dean, Peter March, welcomes everyone to the film festival at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

    Peter March
    Peter March

    School of Arts and Sciences, Executive Dean, Peter March, welcomes everyone to the film festival at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center.

  • Karen Small and Nancy Sinkoff, Bildner Center directors, present Sharon Karmazin a gift for her twenty years of support towards the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.

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    JASX10425

    Karen Small and Nancy Sinkoff, Bildner Center directors, present Sharon Karmazin a gift for her twenty years of support towards the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.

  • Sharon Karmazin, film festival major sponsor, presents Karen Small, Bildner Center's managing director, a director's chair as a thank you gift for twenty years of producing the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.

    Karen and chair gift 2
    Karen and chair gift 2

    Sharon Karmazin, film festival major sponsor, presents Karen Small, Bildner Center's managing director, a director's chair as a thank you gift for twenty years of producing the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.

  • Audience at the opening film screening watch the 2019 film festival trailer before the screening of "The Unorthodox".

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    on the screen

    Audience at the opening film screening watch the 2019 film festival trailer before the screening of "The Unorthodox".

  • Film screening of "The Unorthodox".

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    on the screen 2

    Film screening of "The Unorthodox".

  • All guests to the opening night film screening left with a 20th anniversary coffee mug.

    Give away cups
    Give away cups

    All guests to the opening night film screening left with a 20th anniversary coffee mug.

Festival staff
Billy Geller and guest
Nancy Frankie Mark Joanne
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03
Len Littman and Paul Jacobson
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Sharon and Dave
13
Egon Berg with SAS Executive Dean Peter March
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05
Diane and Barney Hoffman
04
Karen and Jessica
Karen and Sharon
Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small
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07
JASX10367
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06
Gary Melissa and Laura Baron
Jessica Steinberg and Nancy
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crowd shot at NPBAC
Peter March
JASX10425
Karen and chair gift 2
on the screen
on the screen 2
Give away cups
    • Festival staff
    • Billy Geller and guest
    • Nancy Frankie Mark Joanne
    • 14
    • 03
    • Len Littman and Paul Jacobson
    • 02
    • Sharon and Dave
    • 13
    • Egon Berg with SAS Executive Dean Peter March
    • 01
    • 05
    • Diane and Barney Hoffman
    • 04
    • Karen and Jessica
    • Karen and Sharon
    • Hana and Marcel Rozencweig with Yael Zerubavel and Karen Small
    • 15
    • 07
    • JASX10367
    • 09
    • 06
    • Gary Melissa and Laura Baron
    • Jessica Steinberg and Nancy
    • 10
    • crowd shot at NPBAC
    • Peter March
    • JASX10425
    • Karen and chair gift 2
    • on the screen
    • on the screen 2
    • Give away cups

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