film fest CLEVELAND JEWISH MANDEL JCC T H E BEST O F J E W I SH CIN E M A SEPTEM B E R 8 - 1 8 , 2022
Tickets TICKET PRICES Opening night film & reception . . . . . . $20 Evening films . . . . . $12 Matinee films . . . . . $10 Virtual . . . $15/household TV Series . $20/household TO PURCHASE TICKETS Preferred method: mandeljcc .org/filmfest Tickets can also be purchased at: Theater on day of show Tickets will go on sale 45 minutes before each show (if available). ALL ACCESS TICKET All Virtual Films and TV Series ($80 discount) . . . . . . . . $75 All In-Person Films ($142 discount) . . . . . . $180 All in-person films for one low price, 20-minute early entrance . availabilityLimited INDIVIDUAL TICKET HOLDERS General admission line . May enter theater approximately 15 minutes before start time (after All Access ticket holders enter) . Ticket and pass holders who arrive late are not guaranteed seating. No refunds or exchanges. Venues Cedar Lee Theatre 2163 Lee ClevelandRoadHeights, OH 44118 clevelandcinemas com Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage 2929 Richmond Road Beachwood, OH 44122 maltzmuseum org Cleveland Museum of Natural History 1 Wade Oval Drive Cleveland, OH 44106 cmnh .org CL MM CMNH Questions: 216-593-6278 • filmfest@mandeljcc.org FILM FESTAllTicketAccess No backpacks or large purses permitted. COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS: MASKS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR IN-PERSON SCREENINGS Please note that the Mandel JCC follows CDC and Ohio Department of Health guidelines regarding in-person events and gatherings . In the event that we cannot proceed as planned in person, events will be offered virtually on Eventive, the film streaming platform . All ticket holders will be notified and all tickets will automatically be transferred to virtual screenings . Indoor seating capacity is limited to allow for social distancing .
3 Schedule subject to change At a Glance August 29 – September 2 OnlyVirtual Our Almost Completely True Story Thursday, September 8 7 pm Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen Friday, September 9 1 pm Dead Sea Guardians Saturday, September 10 9 pm Schächten (also virtual) Sunday, September 11 11 am A Tree of Life 2 pm Our Sons 4 pm Levys of Monticello 7 pm Greener Pastures Monday, September 12 2 pm A Fourth Window 7:30 pm The Man in the Basement Tuesday, September 13 2 pm One More Story 7:30 pm Cinema Sabaya Wednesday, September 14 2 pm Farewell Mr . Haffmann (also virtual) 7:30 pm Karaoke Thursday, September 15 2 pm That Orchestra with the Broken Instruments 7:30 pm Rose SHORTS: Sunday, September 18 11 am & 3 pm RothschildAnnePops 16 Hope Dies Last Sophie and Jacob Esther in Wonderland Jewish Blind Date A Small Cut VIRTUAL CINEMA Available September 9-18 V The Women’s Balcony TV Series Available September 15-18 V Apples and Oranges V Farewell Mr . Haffmann V Our Almost Completely True Story V Schächten V Snowland V Spiritual Audacity V Where Life Begins V Xueta Island CL V MM CMNH Cedar Lee Theatre Maltz ClevelandMuseumMuseum of Natural History Virtual V V SPECIAL PREVIEW FILM Films are available for streaming for 48 hours
FIDDLER’S JOURNEY TO THE BIG SCREEN
Director: Daniel Raim, USA, 2022, English, 88 min
Sponsor: The Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation Opening Night Popcorn Sponsor: Andria and Darrell Young Opening Night Dessert Sponsors: Cleveland Jewish Funerals and Florence Goodman Neva Small appearance made possible by Leonard Krieger Fund of the Cleveland Foundation with support from Noreen Koppleman-Goldstein & Barry Goloboff
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 • 7 PM CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, the film captures the drama and humor of director Norman Jewison’s quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Czarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic . Oscar-nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director’s chair and in Jewison’s heart and mind, drawing on behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen stills as well as original interviews with Jewison, Topol (Tevye), composer John Williams and actresses Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh and Neva Small (Tevye’s daughters)
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Directors: Iddo Glass, Yoav Kleinman, Israel, 2022, Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles, 78 min
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. The film follows this extraordinary feat aimed at garnering media exposure to drive the region’s countries to act However, friendship among the trio is tricky, and the political realities and personal baggage that each carries surface to the top ALMOST COMPLETELY STORY
Director: Don Scardino, USA, 2022, English, 90 min
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The film follows three men from very different lives, Oded from Israel, Munqeth from Jordan and Yusuf from Palestine
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Sponsor: Erica Hartman-Horvitz & Richard Horvitz
To say that Mariette Hartley and Jerry Sroka make an unlikely couple is an understatement She is a tall, elegant screen star who worked with Hitchcock; he is a short, pudgy voice actor known for Antz and Family Guy But when the shared indignities of being older, out-of-work actors while navigating the seniors singles scene bring them together, Hartley is eventually won over by Sroka’s quirky humor and innate goodness The film also features cameos by Bernie Kopell, Morgan Fairchild and Tess Harper Free to sponsors and early ticket buyers Sponsor: Helene Diamond CommunityPartner
. Together they devise a high-profile event to bring attention to the environmental catastrophe threatening the Dead Sea, organizing a group of international swimmers to swim from Jordan to Israel
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 • 1 PM CEDAR LEE THEATRE
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Sponsors: Irwin Lowenstein and Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 11 AM
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. Victor loses faith in the justice system and takes matters into his own hands Also available to stream September 15-18 (48-hour viewing window)
Sponsors: Beth & Brian Robbins and Janet Stotter
. He never forgot Now, two decades later, and a successful businessman in Vienna, he remains deeply resentful and has a burning desire for justice Victor seeks the help of Simon Wiesenthal, the renowned “Nazi hunter,” but the political and legal system in 1960s Austria is still run by former Nazis, and there is no avenue for Victor to take action
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As a child, Victor witnessed the merciless killings of Jews by Nazis
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. Survivors recount their harrowing experiences, and families of victims discuss how their lives have changed . Interviews document the increase in hate-based crimes leading up to the attack and perspectives on what needs to happen to prevent future attacks Official Selection, DOCNYC DRAMA
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Director: Thomas Roth, Austria, 2022, German with English subtitles, 110 min
On Shabbat morning, October 27, 2018, a white supremacist opened fire and killed 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history
A TREE OF LIFE
Director: Trish Adlesic, USA, 2021, English, 80 min
LEVYS OF MONTICELLO
The painful story of three lone soldiers from the Golani Brigade who were killed on the first day of the ground entry into Gaza in Operation Eitan in 2014 The deaths of Sean Carmeli, Jordan Ben Simon and Max Steinberg became a part of the Israeli national consciousness when thousands of Israelis spontaneously showed up to their funerals to give support to their families, who didn’t have a community to mourn with them in Israel The fallen soldiers became a symbol of the strong ties between the diaspora and Israel Join us for a Film Schmooze at Heights Arts following the film.
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Director: Steven Pressman, USA, 2021, English, 70 min
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Director: Avi Maor Marzouk, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/French/English, 55 min
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Filmmaker Steven Pressman traces the legacy of slavery and the rise of anti-Semitism in America through the story of the Levy family who owned Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s beloved home A few years after Jefferson died in debt in 1826, Monticello was purchased by Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the U .S Navy Having experienced anti-Semitism, Levy shared Jefferson’s views on religious freedom, but, like Jefferson, Levy was also a slave owner Monticello’s ownership then passed to Uriah’s nephew, Jefferson Monroe Levy, a U S congressman, who faced a movement fueled by anti-Semitism to make Monticello a national monument
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GREENER PASTURES
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Nominated for 12 Israeli Ophir Awards
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Sponsors: Mindy & Martin Davidson and Shelly & Scott Lewis
THE FOURTH WINDOW MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 • 2PM
Director: Yair Qedar, Israel, 2021, Hebrew with English subtitles, 86 min
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 • 7 PM
Directors: Assaf Abiri & Matan Guggenheim, Israel, 2022, Hebrew with English subtitles, 90 min Dov, a widower, is forced by his family to move to a nursing home . He has lost his pension savings, the nursing home feels like a prison, and all Dov can think about is getting out of there, buying his old house back and living there until he dies When he notices that all his fellow residents smoke legal medical cannabis, he realizes that weed will be his salvation – selling it, not smoking it . When love, cops and gangsters come into play, Dov finds himself at a crossroads: Will he risk it all to make his dream come true?
A sober, unvarnished portrait of Amos Oz, the documentary examines the writer’s complicated life and stellar career . Behind the celebrated author’s success, lurked both the tragedy of his mother’s suicide and his daughter’s accusation of abuse The film weaves Oz’s conversations with insightful commentary from his literary peers, including David Grossman and Etgar Keret, as well as actress Natalie Portman, who directed the film adaptation of his masterpiece, A Tale of Love and Darkness . Each pays testimony to Oz’s singular impact on Israeli culture and politics
Director: Philippe Le Guay, France, 2021, French with English subtitles, 114 min
A Parisian couple sells their flat’s unused cellar to a seemingly normal former history teacher
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. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale, the increasingly menacing buyer insinuates himself with their naive teenage daughter, turning the family’s idyllic world upside down Provocative and superbly acted, the nightmare scenario is based on a true story
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Even cynical millennials believe in true love, right? Yarden’s not so sure, but she proceeds based on her boss’ promise to publish her first novel if she writes the piece
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Director: Guri Alfi, Israel, 2021, Hebrew with English subtitles, 92 min
THE MAN IN THE BASEMENT
The film is the directorial debut of Israel’s popular comedian and TV personality, Guri Alfi, and is based on Omer Barak’s bestseller, Wedding Rush, which received the highest price ever paid for movie rights in Israel
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An ambitious young journalist, Yarden, is put to the test when her boss (who is also her lover) assigns her to do a story about blind dating in hopes of boosting ratings
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Nine women enroll in a course with Rona, a young Israeli director hired to teach an introductory filmmaking course Jewish and Arab, secular and religious, the women share their personal video footage with their classmates each week They are confronted not only with the stark differences in their life circumstances but also by aspects of their connection The result is both an illuminating lesson in empathy and celebration of female collaboration Winner for Best Israeli Film Debut, Jerusalem Film Festival
Also available to stream September 15-18 (48-hour viewing window)
Director: Fred Cavaye’, France, 2021, French with English subtitles, 116 min
As Mr Haffmann finds himself at the mercy of François, their relationship deteriorates under the pressure of increasing shortages and deportations
Adaptation of Jean-Philippe Daguerre’s Molière award-winning play
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FAREWELL MR. HAFFMANN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • 2 PM
Joseph Haffmann is the owner and gifted jeweler of a humble shop, while François is his ambitious employee who yearns to start a family with wife Blanche Under the German occupation, the employer and employee strike a deal to sign over the store to François, but when Mr . Haffmann and his family plan to evacuate, he is unable to get out in time
Director: Orit Fouks Rotem, Israel & Belgium, 2021, Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles, 95 min
Opening night film, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival; official selection, Tribeca Film Festival
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A broken string, fractured echo chamber, rusting valves One brilliant conductor, three gifted composers and 100 professional and amateur musicians speaking different languages meet for four days of rehearsals to prepare, against all odds, for a one-time-only concert in Jerusalem A poetic, engaging take on broken and whole presents Jerusalem characters and an attempt to create harmony in a discordant city Sponsors: Heather Ross-Lowenstein and Helen & Ronald Ross
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Director: Yuval Hameiri, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/Arabic/English with English subtitles, 79 min
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 • 2 PM • CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Moshe Rosenthal, Israel, 2022, Hebrew, 100 min
The offbeat comedy follows Tova and Meir, an ordinary couple married 46 years with two grown daughters . Living comfortably in a Tel Aviv suburb, Meir is on sabbatical and Tova runs a boutique When Itzik, a charismatic bachelor, moves into the building’s penthouse, their lives get a jolt of excitement as Tova and Meir fall for Itzik’s energetic lifestyle and compete with their neighbors to win Itzik’s attention When Itzik begins to pull away from Meir and Tova, the couple’s obsession with the bachelor grows into a full-blown identity crisis Starring Sasson Gabay (The Band’s Visit, Shtisel) and Lior Ashkenazy (Footnote, Late Marriage)
ROSE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 • 7:30 PM CEDAR LEE THEATRE
Director: Yoav Brill, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/English with English subtitles, 52 min
APPLES AND ORANGES
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Winner, Variety Piazza Grande Award, Locarno International Film Festival
The 1967 Six-Day War generated a wave of support for Israel that the kibbutz movement saw as a miracle
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When patriarch Philippe dies, his grieving wife Rose feels her life is over Then a chance dinner party reignites her zest for life, but her somewhat dysfunctional adult children find her behavior unbecoming for an elderly
widow While the children are unsure how to deal with this new vivacious version of their mother, Rose begins celebrating life again
. When travel agencies started selling “kibbutz volunteering” packages, it was clear that volunteering had also became a profitable business At the same time, the kibbutz found itself facing unfamiliar phenomena – drugs, alcohol and marriage with nonJewish volunteers
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Director: Aurelie Saada, France, 2021, French with English subtitles, 102 min
. During the 1980s, unemployment across Europe secured a steady number of volunteers, but now Israel was no longer the same country The war in Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict forced the volunteers to face a new question: Does supporting the kibbutz mean supporting the State of Israel?
Director: Martin Doblmeier, USA, 2021, English, 57 min Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was one of the most influential scholars of the 20th century
. Drawing on archival footage and rarely-seen interviews with a diverse group who knew and were influenced by Heschel, the comprehensive documentary provides a fitting portrait of one of the most important Jewish figures of the last century CINEMA VIRTUAL CINEMA
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. Author of important religious works including The Prophets, Heschel was a leading activist, mentor to the civil rights movement, critic of the Vietnam War, champion for Soviet Jewry and pioneer of interfaith dialogue
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Director: Jonni Zicoltz, Israel, 2020, Hebrew with English subtitles, 85 min
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Set in Tel Aviv against the backdrop of another Israeli war, Amir and Johnny’s longtime friendship is put to the test right before their 40th birthdays Amir is grappling with his daughter’s cancer diagnosis and his crumbling marriage, as his wife issues a restraining order against him Meanwhile, Johnny is coming to terms with closing his bar and breaking up his six-year relationship with Mickey, just as they’re about to walk down the aisle . Both men are lost, yet despite their immense pain, they search for a ray of light ahead
SNOWLAND
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The Zelniks, an ultra-Orthodox French family who spend their summers in southern Italy collecting citrons, are hosted by Elio, a non-devout Catholic on a country estate .
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WHERE LIFE BEGINS
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Director: Stéphane Freiss, France/Italy, 2022, French/Italian with English subtitles, 101 min
The Spanish island of Majorca has a secret history: A group of families have been discriminated against for centuries because their surnames have a connection to a once-suppressed Jewish heritage Nevertheless, a few have been inspired to return to the faith of their ancestors Are they the best suited to lead Mallorquin Judaism despite not having practiced their faith for centuries?
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Directors: Dani Rotstein, Felipe Wolokita & Ofer Laszewicki, Spain/USA, 2021, English/ Spanish with English subtitles, 63 min
The Zelniks’ intense and quick-tempered daughter, Esther, feeling trapped between her devotion to her family and the desire to free herself from the Orthodox life of restrictions and rituals, contemplates abandoning the Orthodox life, but, “Leaving God is like a divorce,” she says to Elio . As the two form a bond, Esther comes to understand the importance of freedom and following her own path
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Created by: Shlomit Nehama, Directed by: Ariel Benbaji, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/English subtitles, eight 40-minute episodes
15 TV SERIES Sponsor: THE WOMEN’S BALCONY VIRTUAL – AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9-18 THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL
The cast of the acclaimed hit movie The Women’s Balcony is reunited for a series that continues the film’s story forward with a chance to revisit the tightly-knit Jerusalem neighborhood Home to the Bukharim Quarter, a moderate Orthodox sect whose lives revolve around friendship, support, humor and their local synagogue But the synagogue is falling down and needs major restoration When real estate developers earmark the area for wholesale transformation, and the ultra-Orthodox politicians try to model the neighborhood on their own, will the families of the Bukharim Quarter be able to hold on to their way of life, their livelihoods and the very streets they call home?
. SHORTS PROGRAM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 • 11 AM AND 3 PM MALTZ MUSEUM
ESTHER IN WONDERLAND
JEWISH BLIND DATE
Director: Marleen Valien, Germany, 2020, German with English subtitles, 9 min
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Director: Noam Israel, Israel, 2021, Hebrew/Arabic with English subtitles, 17 min Rothschild 16, where Israel’s declaration of independence took place, remains a popular location for tour guides, who narrate divergent points of view of Israel’s establishment as an independent country
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An Auschwitz prisoner gives a Nazi commander a haircut
The uptight Jewish financial director of a magnificent baroque building is suddenly forced to persuade his hot-headed young boss to let himself be circumcised OF JEWISH
POPS Director: Lewis Rose, France/UK, 2021, English, 19 min
HERITAGE
Sponsor: Sally & Larry SearsSHORTSMM
Refugees Sophie and Jacob find themselves on a crowded cargo ship, aimlessly sailing through the Mediterranean . Food is scarce, the threat of death looms and each country turns the Jewish refugees away Although their homes were torn away, they find refuge in each other
ANNE Director: Desiree Abeyta, USA, 2022, English, 10 min
A dramedy about a feud between two siblings over their late Jewish father’s eccentric last request: to have his ashes sent to space
Two actresses wait to audition for the role of a lifetime The role? Anne Frank . What could go wrong?
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Director: Stephanie Bollag, USA/Switzerland, 2021, English/Yiddish with English subtitles, 13 min
Once her devout Hasidic husband has left for the day, Esther sneaks off to join a female breakdance crew rehearsing on a secret rooftop in New York’s racially charged neighborhood of Crown Heights
HOPE DIES LAST
Director: Anaelle Morf, Switzerland, 2015, French with English subtitles, 15 min
Director: Max Shoham, Canada, 2020, English, 9 min
Unhappy in love, Mary Lou decides to reconnect with her religious roots by marrying a practicing Jew
. In order to get married, she has to pass the shidduch test, which will determine whether her life will be a success or failure
Director: Ben Price, UK, 2017, English, 8 min
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ATTENTION EDUCATORS To find out how your classroom can be part of this enriching and educational experience, please contact Deborah Bobrow at 216-593-6278 or dbobrow@mandeljcc.org. COMMUNITY PARTNER TEEN SCREEN: VALIANT HEARTS VIRTUAL – AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9-18 THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL Director: Mona Achache, France, 2021, French with English subtitles, 87 min Centering on a true story of exceptional bravery and survival, Valiant Hearts recounts the odyssey of six Jewish children who in August 1942 were forced to take refuge among Louvre Museum artworks hidden in the Château de Chambord Between fear, outbursts of laughter and unexpected encounters, the children learn about independence and discover solidarity and friendship amid harrowing circumstances SpecialEducationalOpportunity FOR TEENS ONLY Sponsors: Anonymous, Debra S. Gold and Eileen & Ronald GoldDRAMACL THE JACK & MINDA JAFFE AUDIENCE AWARD ENCORE MANDELOCTOBERSCREENING30•1PMJCCSTONEHILLAUDITORIUM Presenting a free screening of the film voted audience favorite at the 2022 Cleveland Jewish FilmFest 2022 JACK & MINDAAUDIENCEJAFFEAWARD 17 SAVE THE DATE!
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OPENING NIGHT Harry K Fox and Emma R . Fox Charitable Foundation EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Pamela & Craig Kahn PRODUCER ClevelandAnonymousIsrael Arts Connection Erica Hartman-Horvitz & Richard Horvitz Norma Lerner Irwin Lowenstein and Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein Heather Ross-Lowenstein Sally & Larry Sears TEEN SCREEN EileenDebraAnonymousSGold&Ronald Gold POPCORN Andria & Darrell Young DIRECTOR MindyAnonymous&Martin Davidson Helene Diamond Sandi & Martin Horwitz Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein & Barry RoseanneGoloboff&Michael Kadis Shelly & Scott Lewis Peterman DeMinico Family GailSusanJanetHelenBethFoundation&BrianRobbins&RonaldRossStotter&EricWasserman&EdWeintraub OPENING NIGHT DESSERT Cleveland Jewish Funerals OPENING NIGHT DESSERT CO-SPONSOR Florence Goodman ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Karen & David Bartenstein Berman Moving + Storage Marcy and Brad Robbins Marilyn & Stuart Cole Lois Freedman & Mark Munetz Jean & Alan Lettofsky JoAnn Millman & Arthur Kaplansky Anat & Saul Nurko Elizabeth & Josh Sunshine SUPER STARS Lynne & Norm Friedman Carol & David Paley Mila & Simon Rekhson Jennifer & Art Weisman T-SHIRT SPONSOR Deedra Dolin SHINING STAR Sarajane & Gerald Goldstein Herman & Sadie Eigen Memorial Fund Bonnie Marks STAR Baratz MiriamAmyMarilynSusanFranAnnMaureenMyrnaTamarCindyBarbieElaineMarshaFamilyBlondBolasnyBoroff&JerryBrodsky&PeterBrosse&RickDiamondDinnerFreimuthLaskyMichelson&KennethOif&DanielSchumanVishny FRIENDS Faye EuniceBass&Roy Berko JACK AND MINDA JAFFE AWARDAUDIENCE Jack & Minda✡ Jaffe 19 ✡ of blessed memory
FILMFEST COMMITTEE Co-Chairs Sue NoreenJillPamDebbieDebbyLaurelAnnLoisDeedraMaureenKenBarbieRoyDavidMiritEdnaElizabethJanetWish-BaratzStotterSunshineAkrishBalkanBardensteinBerkoBoroffBravoDinnerDolinFreedmanFreimuthGansGoldHoffmannKahnKatzKoppelman-Goldstein Blair BevEstherShaniAmySimonMilaMichaelStephenMichaelMichaelSusanKuritMichelsonMilgromMillerPepperPetermanRekhsonRekhsonSchumanSpiegleSpottUria Past Co-Chairs Norm Friedman Erica Hartman-Horvitz Anat SusanBethCathySallyHeatherNurkoRoss-LowensteinSearsStamlerRobbinsWasserman NON-PROFIT ORG . U S POSTAGE PAID Cleveland, Ohio PERMIT NO 127926001 S Woodland Road Beachwood, OH 44122 www.mandeljcc.org/filmfest Man de l Je w i sh Communi t y ofCenterCleveland E N RICHI N G M IND • B O D Y • S P I R T Neil Tramer, Board Chair Deborah Bobrow, Arts & Culture Director