Film
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JEWISH COMEDY ON SCREEN
The Brooklyn Jewish Film Festival takes humor as the theme this year. A screening of “Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob” (1973), a cult hit that follows a bigoted Frenchman impersonating a rabbi to escape a group of assassins and the police, is preceded by stand-up comedy (tonight, 7 p.m.). Festival: Through Sunday, times vary, BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Ave., between Ashland Place and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn, 718-636-4100, $10 general, $7 seniors and children, $7 students under 25 (Monday through Thursday), $6 members. Note: “Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob” is in French with English subtitles.
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