As a fiscal sponsor, The National Center for Jewish Film serves as a non-profit tax-exempt umbrella organization that accepts and administers contributions made to select film projects.

Fiscal sponsorship allows filmmakers to solicit and receive tax deductible donations from individuals and gifts from foundations without having to create a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

The National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) is a 501(c)(3). NCJF is an independent not for profit organization. NCJF is located at Brandeis University but is not a part of Brandeis University.

Fiscal sponsorship does not provide funds, grants or any monetary funding. Nor does the fiscal sponsor fundraise or solicit donations for individual film projects.

For full Program Description, Rules and Application, send an email with your contact information to rivo(at)brandeis(dot)edu.

The National Center for Jewish Film is the fiscal sponsor of the following films.

Carvalho’s Journey Carvalho’s Journey, a documentary film for PBS, tells the story of Solomon Nunes Carvalho (1815-1897), a Sephardic-American Jew born in Charleston, South Carolina, and his life as a groundbreaking explorer, artist, photographer, inventor, memoirist, and pioneer in American history. IN PRODUCTION

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Chasing Portraits In 1939, endeavoring to protect his life's work, Polish Jewish artist Moshe Rynecki deposited 800 of his paintings with gentile friends for safekeeping. Moshe perished in a Nazi concentration camp and his family recovered only 100 of his paintings. Elizabeth Rynecki, Moshe's great-granddaughter, investigates efforts to locate Moshe's lost and plundered work, many of which are known to be in museums and private collections in Poland. IN PRODUCTION

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Regeneration Regeneration examines the world of young Jews living in Poland today, by following the intertwined lives of four young women struggling to create a Jewish identity and community. IN PRODUCTION

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To Save a Life Without official support from the American government and despite stiff resistance from major Jewish organizations, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus traveled into the heart of the Nazi empire to carry out a bold plan to rescue 50 children from increasingly dangerous Nazi-occupied Vienna. IN PRODUCTION

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Ahead of Time Pioneering international foreign correspondent Ruth Gruber defied tradition in an extraordinary career that spanned more than seven decades. With her love of adventure, fearlessness and powerful intellect, She emerged as the eyes and conscience of the world. PRODUCTION COMPLETED USA Premiere - New York Jewish Film Festival, Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center January 14, 2010

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