The 2019 Jewish Film Festival kicks off with home run
The baseball-themed Opening Night Sponsor Party was held March 6 at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.
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Niki Kottmann
| 8:46 p.m. March 6, 2019
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The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its annual Jewish Film Festival this year, a 10-day event that began March 6 with the Opening Night Sponsor Party.
Party guests were greeted under a tent next to the auditorium with federation tote bags holding their complimentary film tickets. They then headed to their tables, where snack bags from Tropical Shores Gourmet Popcorn Co. awaited them.
Eventgoers then enjoyed a buffet-style Michael’s On East meal before adjourning to the auditorium for the opening night film, “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel,” which follows Israel’s national baseball team as it competes in the World Baseball Classic for the first time.
The 10th anniversary festival taking place March 6-17 features a record number of films — 18 — that all provide a unique, in-depth look at Jewish and Israeli history and lifestyle.
Opening Night Sponsor Party Chairwoman Bunny Skirboll, Jewish Film Festival Co-Chairwoman Cheryl Shapiro, opening night film producer Jeremy Newberger and Jewish Film Festival Co-Chairwoman Fran Braverman
Jewish Film Festival Co-Chairwomen Cheryl Shapiro and Fran Braverman
The event was baseball themed for the opening night film, “Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel.”
Jordyn Axelrod, Hannah Weinberg and Opening Night Sponsor Party Chairwoman Bunny Skirboll
Sandi Kligman and Ronnie Riceberg
Janet Tolbert and Barbara Jacob
Alan and Ruth Ades with Barbara and Philip Meltzer
Hadassah Strobel and Ilene Fox
Philip Meltzer with Janis and Jay Forgotson
Sheila and Jerry Birnbaum
Jay and Barbara Berkowitz and Leon R. and Margaret M. Ellin
Frank Tucciarone and Roberta Berson
David Chaifetz with Sylvia and Norman Samet
Rebecca Bergman and Jessi Sheslow
Sy Goldblatt, Lauri Pollack and Bert Rapowitz
Andi Munzer, Sy and Shelley Goldblatt, Loretta Katz and Susan Segal
