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9A Community Focus 17A Jewish Interest 26 screenings of nine new films, March 6-13 23A Israel & the Jewish World By Roz Goldberg, Jewish Film Festival co-Chair n Sunday, January 17, almost 400 excited ing Night Celebration will be dedicated to the 25A Commentary courageous men and women of the Israel Defense diners kicked off the 2016 Jewish Film Fes27A Focus on Youth Forces with a screening of Beneath the Helmet – an tival with a delicious brunch at Michael’s inspiring documentary about five young IDF draftOn East, catered by the one-and-only Russ & Daugh31A Life Cycle ees. Featured guests will be leading Israeli musician ters in New York City. Co-Chairs Roz Goldberg and Idan Haviv, and film guests Director Oren RosenRosann Argenti Black welcomed the large crowd, 1B Jewish Happenings
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thanked the Festival Sponsors, and gave everyone a thrilling peek at the Opening and Closing Night films of the eight-day 2016 Milman-Kover Jewish Film Festival, which runs from Sunday, March 6 through Sunday, March 13. OPENING NIGHT: On Sunday, March 6 at 5:45 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota, the Open-
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feld, 1st LT. Mekonen Abebe and Res. Sgt. Coral Amarani. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with our guests, and an elegant dessert reception. The Opening Night screening will be the first of 26 screenings of our nine new, award-winning films. The films will take moviegoers from Greece to France to Germany to Albania and, of course, to Israel, over a span of more than 70 years. Please join us on this whirlwind journey! CLOSING NIGHT: On Sunday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m., at the Bea Friedman Theatre on the Federation Campus, the Closing Night Celebration will feature the “Work in Progress” screening of On the Map, a thrilling documentary about the astounding 1977 victory by the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team over the heavily-favored European Champion, the Russian Army Team. Joining us will be the film’s Director, Dani Menkin, and two players from that amazing team, Captain Tal Brody and Sarasota’s
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