The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor thanks the many volunteers, organizations, and individuals who support the Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival with their gifts of time and resources. Scroll down to see those who have served on this year’s committee and those who have given generously to support our festival.

2025 Ann Arbor Jewish Film Festival Committee

Levana Aronson
Elinor Artsy Navon
Orit Aviran*
Leslie Bash
Alexander Baum
Elissa Benedek
Linda Benson
Deborah DeZure*
Carol Dunitz
Judith Endelman*
Pierluigi Erbaggio
Thea Glicksman
Deborah Greene
Noemi Schaffa*
Manjula Jindal
Laurie Leflein
Jim Morgenstern
Marie Pattipati*
Jeffrey Pickell
Sid Simon
Elaine Sims
Jonathan Trobe
Sarajane Winkelman

Executive Commitee *

Special Thanks to Our Supporters

Film Star – $25,000

Rita and Charles (z”l) Gelman

Studio Executive – $5,000

Michael and Patricia (z”l) Levine

Executive Producer – $2,500

Producer – $1,000

Ann & Jules Doneson Film Festival Fund (Steve and Shira Klein)

The Ronald and Linda Benson Fund

Director – $500

Henry Appelman

Stanton Elias and Donna Shewach

Clifford and Alice Hart

Cinematographer – $360

Sue and Larry Adler

Levana and Stephen Aronson

Evan Cohen and Deborah Keller-Cohen

Ed and Judi Davidson

Deborah and Tom DeZure

Carol and Steven Dworkin

Judith E. and Todd M. Endelman

David & Maureen Ginsburg

Edward and Mona Goldman

Goldman Behringer Family

William and Merrily Hart

Manjula Jindal

Pamela and Stephen Landau

Judie and Jerry Lax

Sharon and Charles Newman

Natalie and Roger Palay

Dr. Owen and Sheila Perlman

Elaine and Robert (z”l) Sims

Michael Singer

Pat and Errol Soskolne

Roberta & Larry Tankanow

Eileen Thacker

Jonathan Trobe and Joan Lowenstein

Esther Ullman and Morley Witus

Cast Member – $180

Rick and Kathi Cohen

David and Barbara Copi

Ann S. Epstein

Susan Fisher

Suzanna Friedly

Nan Gill

Thea Glicksman

Lois Godel

Marcie Greenfield and Jim Morgenstern

Linda Grekin

Janet Kelman and David Rein

Laurie and Jeff Leflein

Carolyn and Paul Lichter

Nancy Margolis

Eric and Lauren Metzendorf

Deborah D. Moore

Helaine Reid

Valerie Rosenberg

Ron and Noemi Schaffa

Sid Simon

Jeffrey Tulin-Silver

Charles Weaver

Carey Wexler Sherman

Sarajane Winkelman

Movie Fan

Leslie and Mark Rosenwasser

 

Special Thanks to our Patron Of the Arts Supporters

Henry Appelman

Bruce and Gayle Moyer

Prue Rosenthal

Brad and Robin Axelrod

Stuart and Heather Dombey

Harriet Bakalar and Ed Tobes

Bernard and Barbara Banet

Leslie Bash

Alexander Baum and Hannah Pierson-Compeau

Gary and Eileen Freed

Rita Gelman

Thea Glicksman

Henry and Nancy Hanflik

Babette Levy and Mark Daskin

Hillary Murt and Bruce Friedman

Susan and Mark Orringer

Steven and Kathy Rhodes

Mary and Art Schuman

Roberta and Larry Tankanow

Elise Weisbach

 

As of April 17, 2025