When the Columbus Jewish Film Festival launched 21 years ago, it didn’t take the event long to rocket to popularity. “I came on two years in, and it had really started to grow. People started coming ...

From such Oscar winners as 1947’s “Gentleman’s Agreement,” 1959’s “The Diary of Anne Frank” and 1965’s “The Shop on Main Street” to latter-day titles including “Schindler’s List,” “The Pianist” and “A ...