2008 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; Ethan Piliavin, Festival Administrator; Ronnel Conn, Development Associate; Lani Daniels, Director of Finance; Ilyse Wasserman, Administrative Assistant; Jaclyn Schottenstein, Festival Intern.

Volunteer Support: Kim Cavallo and Michele Kaufman, Founding Co-Chairs; Gail Weintraub, Festival Liaison; Judy Nussenblatt, Synagogue Outreach Chair; Roger Blonder, Education Outreach; Kim Cavallo, Volunteers Committee Chair; Gerald and Jane Anenberg, Phil and Shirley Sniderman, Terry Paule, Volunteers Committee; Nancy Bell, Marge Chirchick, Elke Ereshefsky, Dan Katzir, Michael Horwitz, Ravit Markus, Marketing Committee; Jim Ruxin and Ethan Piliavin, Screening Committee Co-Chairs; Lisa Auerbach, Jerry Beigel, Jodi Binstock, Renee Blankroth, Giselle Dunst, Shirlie Feldman, Michael Goldstein, Bari Harelick, Abraham Kleiman, Mia Levi, Josh Mann, Rebecca Simon, Phil and Shirley Sniderman, Mireille Wolfe, Screening Committee; Harvey Farr, Steven Chupnick, Publicity.

Additional Thanks: The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance; Judy Fischer; Michael Kaminsky; Michael Forman; Greg Laemmle of Laemmle Theatres; Stacey Zackin of ATID; Eden Helstein; Robert Ross; Jill Hoyt; Jonathan Boyer; Cantor Kenny Ellis; Phil and Shirley Sniderman; Lynn Roth; Felicia Zigman; Kevin Raich; Sheryl Lyons; Michelle Kleinert; Rick Pollard; Lane Koplon; Judy Proffer; Chris Wheelis; Mike Greenfeld; Lynne Lainer and Mark Lainer; Nancy Schwartz Sternoff; Paul Neinstein; Ray Scherr; Orion French.