Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival

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The Milwaukee Jewish Film Festival is an annual, publicly-attended film festival hosted by the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center and held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The multi-day festival celebrates local, national and international Jewish films and filmmaking. Established in 1997, the film festival is held in a hybrid format, streaming online and offering in-person screenings. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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