Nov

7 2020

Jewish Federation Centennial Gala

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Online

Contact Wendy Kahn
503-892-3015
wendy@jewishportland.org

Stand up Portland!
Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland for the
Centennial Year Gala!

6:30 PM Warm up with DJ Ben

7:00 PM Headliners
Ticket: $18 per household
via Vimeo

 

Headliners
 

Carol Leifer and Elon Gold

Carol Leifer award-winning writer and producer

An award-winning writer and producer, best-selling author and stand-up comedian, Carol Leifer's speaking programs share her views on women's issues, her Jewish roots, LGBT perspectives, animal advocacy and trailblazing career as a woman in the male-dominated world of comedy. Carol won four Emmy nominations for writing on such acclaimed television shows as Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show and Saturday Night Live. She also won the prestigious Writer's Guild Award for her work on television's number one comedy show, Modern Family. Carol as written for the Oscars telecast eight times, more than any other female writer to date.


Elon Gold comedian and actor

Elon Gold is a comedian and actor who has starred in FOX's Stacked and NBC's In-Laws. He has made ten appearances on The Tonight Show and had a recurring role on the hit show, Bones. Elon was a writer/performer on ABC's The Dana Carvey Show and has guest starred on Frasier, The Mentalist, Chappelle's Show among others. His one hour stand up special on Netflix received wide acclaim from audiences and peers alike and is now available on Amazon Prime. He recently made a stellar appearance on The Late Late Show With James Corden and can next be seen in season 3 of Crashing on HBO in which he plays his most challenging role yet...himself.