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2021 Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival Committee

Leslie Bash
Elissa Benedek
Linda Benson
Karen Demetriou
Tom Demetriou
Deborah DeZure
Tom DeZure
Judith Endelman
Thea Glicksman
Betsy Mark
Jim Morgenstern
Helaine Reid
Marilyn Shore
Elaine Sims
Jeffrey Tulin-Silver

With appreciation to our Michigan Theater partnership

Russ Collins, Executive Director & CEO
Sarah Escalante, Operations Coordinator & Cinetopia Festival Co-Director
Nick Alderink, Programming & Media Coordinator

Special Thanks to Our Supporters

Film Star – $25,000

Charles (z”l) and Rita Gelman

Studio Executive – $5,000

Michael Levine

Executive Producer – $2,500

Producer – $1,000

Linda and Ronald Benson
The Ann and Jules Doneson Film Festival Fund (Steve and Shira Klein)
Thea Glicksman
Prudence Rosenthal

Director – $500

Harlene and Henry Appelman
Heather and Stuart Dombey
Hillary Murt and Bruce Friedman
Sharon and Charles Newman
Susan and Mark Orringer
Owen and Sheila Perlman
Mary and Arthur Schuman
Temple Beth Emeth
Ilene and Norman Tyler
Elise Weisbach

Cinematographer – $360

Susan and Larry Adler
Robin and Brad Axelrod
Linda Bennett and Robert Bagramian
Barbara and Bernard Banet
Leslie Bash
Susan Coran
Judith and Edward Davidson
Karen and Tom Demetriou
Judith and Todd Endelman
Eileen and Gary Freed
Janet and Charles Garvin
Florence and Marvin Gerber
Marian Cohen and Sheldon Ginns
Maureen and David Ginsburg
Mona and Edward Goldman
Alice and Clifford Hart
Pamela and Stephen Landau
Judith and Jerold Lax
Carolyn and Paul Lichter
Betsy Yvonne Mark
Lauren and Eric Metzendorf
Deborah Dash Moore
Gayle and Bruce Moyer
Barbara Stark-Nemon and Barry Nemon
Gretta Spier and Jonathan Rubin
Alyssa and Bradley Seel
Marilyn Shore
Elaine and Robert Sims
Roberta and Larry Tankanow
Joan Lowenstein and Jonathan Trobe
Esther Ullman and Morley Witus

Cast Member – $225

Dorit Adler
Carol and Herbert Amster
Levana and Stephen Aronson
Cathy Bowerman
Debora Keller-Cohen and Evan Cohen
Kathi and Richard Cohen
Babette Levy Daskin and Mark Daskin
Deborah DeZure
Thomas DeZure
Carol and Steve Dworkin
Ann Epstein
Susan Fisher
Nanette Gill
Merrily and William Hart
Elaine and Barry Margolis
Patricia and Randy Milgrom
Marcie Greenfield and and Jim Morgenstern
Ron Schaffa
Harriet Bakalar and Edwin Tobes
Lisa and Jeffrey Tulin-Silver
Frances Weinstein
Lisa and Stephen Weiss
Sarajane Winkelman

Movie Fan

Alice Fishman
Judith and Paul Freedman
Sylvia Funk
Karla Goldman
Nancy Hanflik
Manjula Jindal
Carmen Ludy
Nancy Margolis
Helaine and David Reid
Henry Beitz and Karen Shill
Sidney Simon
Margaret and Michael Singer
Naomi and Mario Spivak