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"One could go on, and one
will --praising the National
Center for Jewish Film for
releasing all four of Edgar
Ulmer's Yiddish films
in restored editions. But the
DVD player is beckoning, and I think it
is time for me to get back to the couch".
-The New York Times, December 30, 2005

The National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) is a unique nonprofit motion picture archive, distributor and resource center housing the largest, most comprehensive collection of Jewish-themed film and video in the world.

The ongoing mission of NCJF is to gather, preserve, catalogue, and exhibit films with artistic and educational value relevant to the Jewish experience, disseminating these materials to the widest possible audience. NCJF’s first priority continues to be the preservation and restoration of rare and endangered nitrate and acetate films. The Center has long been recognized as a leader in the revival of Yiddish cinema, rescuing watershed films like Green Fields (1937) and Tevye (1939) from virtual oblivion. By producing and distributing pristine film and videocassette editions of such historic works with new English subtitles, NCJF effectively reintroduces modern audiences to a unique cultural and cinematic experience.

This website is dedicated to the memory of
Miriam Saul Krant

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