26th Annual Altoona International Jewish Film Festival

The Altoona Jewish Film Festival was created in 2000 to bring the riches and diversity of Jewish content films to the Jewish and general communities in our area.  Typically four films are shown yearly during the month of February and vary widely in content.  Prior to each film, the Federation helps sponsor a community dinner. Funding for this evening is through admission fees and Federation sponsorship.  A committee from the Jewish community plans each year’s festival.

Appetizers and Dinner 5:30 to 6:30 pm at our NEW LOCATON, the Agudath Achim Social Hall followed by the movie at 7:00 pm at the PSU Altoona Devorris Downtown Center. The before movie meal is $20 and the movie is $5.

Schedule:

RED SEA DIVING RESORT
USA, 2019, drama, English, 129 minutes
The Red Sea Diving Resort is based on true events, namely the Operation Brothers mission which ran from 1979 to 1984 and saved the lives of thousands of Ethiopian Jews using the hotel for a risky operation smuggling refugees to the East African coast, and then onwards by boat to safety and new lives in Israel.

Cost:
Film Donation $5.00/person
students are free