Opening night of the Jewish Film Festival stars special guests

The Jewish Film Festival kicked off March 8 at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • | 10:54 p.m. March 8, 2018
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The 10-day long Jewish Film Festival opened with a dinner on March 8 at the Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. The ninth annual festival, hosted by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, shows twelve films over the course of six days at Regal Hollywood 20. 

For the opening night, Alon Ben-Gurion and Yariv Mozer came to dine with guests. Ben-Gurion is the grandson of the first prime minister of the State of Israel. The festival will feature the movie "Ben-Gurion, Epilogue," about his grandfather. Mozer is the director of the film. 

 

Yariv Mozer with Chairwoman Bunny and Mort Skirboll
Yariv Mozer with Chairwoman Bunny and Mort Skirboll
Helen and Len Glaser with Yariv Mozer
Helen and Len Glaser with Yariv Mozer
Andrew and Judith Kasriel with Joan and Brian Wides
Andrew and Judith Kasriel with Joan and Brian Wides
Hank and Marsha Goldsby
Hank and Marsha Goldsby
The Jewish Film Festival takes place March 8 through March 18.
The Jewish Film Festival takes place March 8 through March 18.
A dessert table offered a wide variety of choices, from sweet to savory.
A dessert table offered a wide variety of choices, from sweet to savory.
The opening night is the first of the 10-day festival.
The opening night is the first of the 10-day festival.
Elizabeth Rabbitt Stephen, Gloria Moss, Marian Moss, Jamie Jalwan and Paul Cantor
Elizabeth Rabbitt Stephen, Gloria Moss, Marian Moss, Jamie Jalwan and Paul Cantor
Ilene Fox and Ian Black
Ilene Fox and Ian Black
Alon Ben-Gurion with Marilyn and Irving Naiditch
Alon Ben-Gurion with Marilyn and Irving Naiditch

 

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