2009 LAJFF Acknowledgments

This festival would not be possible without the tireless work of the following people:

Staff Support: Hilary Helstein, Festival Director; Brian Greene, Executive Director, Westside JCC; Ronnel Conn, Development Associate; Lani Daniels, Director of Finance; Ilyse French, Administrative Assistant; and Alanna Drasin, Festival Intern.

Volunteer Support: Kim Cavallo and Michele Kaufman, Founding Co-Chairs; Lisa Auerbach and Mireille Wolfe, Campaign Co-Chairs; Jim Ruxin, Programming Chair; Judy Nussenblatt, Synagogue Outreach Chair; Roger Blonder, Michele Kaufman, Sheryl Lyons, Teen Program Outreach; Cori Drasin, Volunteer Committee Chair; Jane and Gerald Anenberg, Terry Paule, Volunteers Committee; Marge Chirchick, Elke Ereshefsky, Giselle Dunst, Opening Night Committee; Todd Felderstein, Shirley and Phil Sniderman, Marketing Committee; Jerry Beigel, Chana and Phil Bell, Jodi Binstock, Giselle Dunst, Shirlie Feldman, Abraham Kleiman, Josh Mann, Rebecca Simon, Shirley and Phil Sniderman, Screening Committee.

Additional Thanks: Carol Koransky, Marvin Paige, Nancy Bell, Mike Broggie and Jeremy Moseley of Velodea Media, Greg Laemmle of Laemmle Theatres, Stacey Zackin of ATID, Ariel Nishli, Eden Helstein, Robert Ross, Roland Madrid, Kent Bancroft, Shari and Jerrold Mitchell, Robin Roth, Roz Wolf, Monique Moss, David Myers, Richard Siegel, Cantor Kenny Ellis, Chantal Chauzy, Rachel Hagar, Jeremy Goldscheider, Shahar Azani and Lior Sasson of the Consulate General of Israel, Janet and Ray Scherr, Melvin Elias, Michelle Kleinert Bader, Susan Nanus, Elinor Marks Gordon, Chris Wheelis, Simone Benyacar, Scott Widitor, Judy Fischer, Michael Kaminsky, Judy and Mort Berkowitz of Bold Concepts, Anna Trojak, Rick Pollard, Larry Anklewicz of Toronto JFF, Stefanie Shulman of Sid Jacobson JCC, and the patient families of our dedicated volunteers.