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| SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 24 | |
| 7:00 PM | Doors open at the Mellow Theater |
| 7:15 PM |  CONSTANTINE'S SWORDMellow Theater synopsis (USA 96 minutes) Ticket Box Office. |
| 9:00 PM | Discussion: Constantine's Sword -- The Issues Mellow Theater Film, Constantine's Sword. This personal narrative and study of intolerance, based on the acclaimed book by James Carroll, will be presented in partnership with the Office of Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Affairs of the Diocese of Scranton. Speakers will include the film's award-winning director Oren Jacoby; Reverend John Palikowski, O.S.M., PhD, Professor of Social Ethics, Catholic Theological Seminary, Chicago (who also appears in the film); and Rabbi Jan Katzew, PhD, Director of Lifelong Jewish Learning, Union for Reform Judaism. Moderator: Jane Oppenheim |
| 9:45 PM | Opening Night Dessert Reception: Scranton Cultural Center Guests of Honor-Oren Jacoby, Director, Rev. John Palikowski, Rabbi Jan Katzew, Reverend Philip Altavilla. An elegant Dessert Reception celebration will cap the evening. Opening Night Committee includes Jane Oppenheim, Chairman; Special Events Chairman, Gloria Feibus; Reception Chairman, Faye Rosenberg; and Event Designer, Ellen Beechko, Apricot Studio, and Volunteer Chairman Susie Jacobson. The party, catered by Epicurean Delight, will be glatt kosher. Tickets for this event are available at the Ticket Box Office. |
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| SUNDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 25 |
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| 10:00 AM | Sunday Morning Brunch & Film SOLD OUT IN SEARCH OF THE BENE ISRAEL Albright Memorial Library synopsis (USA 22 minutes) Ticket Box OfficeSOLD OUT The morning will feature "kosher Jewish soul food" and a film by Sadia Shepard, In Search of the Bene Israel. Attendance for the brunch will be limited to 80 persons and special advance reservations are necessary for anyone requiring handicapped accessibility. Chairing the brunch are Mary Ellen Ohaion and Sharon Levy. |
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| SUNDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE, OCTOBER 25 5 Films for only $11 | |
| 11:30 AM | Doors open at the Mellow Theater |
| 12 NOON |  YOO HOO MRS. GOLDBERGMellow Theater synopsis (USA 20 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
| 12:20 PM |  NOODLEMellow Theater synopsis (USA 95 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
| 1:55 PM | INTERMISSION: SHORT FLIC* ROCKY DAWUNI'S JERUSALEMMellow Theater synopsis (USA 5 minutes) Ticket Box Office *Repeated at 3:38 PM Intermission |
| 2:15 PM |  THE LITTLE TRAITORMellow Theater synopsis (USA 83 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
| 3:38 PM | INTERMISSION: SHORT FLIC*ROCKY DAWUNI'S JERUSALEM Mellow Theater synopsis (USA 5 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
| 4:05 PM |  GOODMellow Theater synopsis (USA 96 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
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| SUNDAY EVENING , OCTOBER 25 |
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| 6:00 PM | Closing Night Gala Dinner in honor of Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Theodore Bikel Under the direction of Ellen Beechko, the Ballroom of the Scranton Cultural Center will once again be transformed into a magical setting worthy of a Vanity Fair Oscar party. The Gala will be chaired by Sondra and Morey Myers in honor of their friend Theo Bikel. The international dinner will be catered by Prestige Caterers of New York and will be glatt kosher. Advance reservations are required for the dinner. Tickets for this event are available at the Ticket Box Office. |
| 7:30 PM | Walk the Red Carpet--Doors Open at the Mellow Theater |
| 8:00 PM | Award Ceremony Presentation of Northeastern Pennsylvania Jewish Film Festival's second Lifetime Achievement Award to Theodore Bikel at the Mellow Theater. Tickets for this event are available at the Ticket Box Office |
| 8:15 PM |  VICTORY AT ENTEBBEMellow Theater synopsis (USA 119 minutes) Ticket Box Office |
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The Poconos, Hemlock Farms, The Hideout, Scranton, Wilkes-barre, Throop, Dickson City, Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg, Milford, Paupack, Hawley, Hazleton, Clarks Summit, Clarks Green, Dallas, Exeter, Pittston, Moosic,
Forty-Fort, Quakertown, Allentown, Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Reading, Wyomissing, Hamburg, Harrisburg, Littitz,
Chester, West Chester, Wyoming, Kingston, Clarks Green, Waverly, Tunkhannock, Minersville, Danville,
Bloomsburg, Berwick, Shamokin, Lewisburg, Milton, Washington, Washingtonville, King of Prussia, West Scranton,
Plains, Duryea, Dunmore, Greenridge, Jermyn, Olyphant, Jessup, Archbald, Carbondale, Paupack, Wallenpaupack,
Greentown, Hamlin, Hawley, Newton, Ransom, Dalton, Milford, Port Jervis, State College, Lockhaven, Mansfield,
Williamsport, Avis, Dushore, Riverside, Mt. Carmel, Elysburg, Catawissa, Lake Ariel, Montage, Peckville, Kaiser, Oak,
Daleville, Frackville, Atlas, Shenendoah, Sunbury, Shamokin Dam, Morgan, Camp Hill, Clearfield, Nazreth, Easton,
Altoona, Cheney, Smithfield, Bellefonte, Bensalem, Bethel Park, Berwick, Bern,
Bristol, Bushkill, Carlisle, Coatesville, Downingtown, Doylestown, Wayne, Western Wayne,
Pike, Lackawanna, Olyphant, Pennsboro, Edinboro, Chinchilla, Elizabethtown, fairview, Erie, Ephrata, Emmaus,
Hanover, Hellertown, Huntingdon, Indiana, Holidaysburg, Johnstown, Landsdale, Lansdowne, Lower Merion
Yardley, Fairless Hills, Langhorne, Loyalsock, Mount Joy, Nanticoke, Muhlenberg, Mt. Cobb,
Mt. Pocono, Honesdale, Aristes, Centrailia, St. Claire, Saint Claire, Numidia, Media,