Israeli filmmaker Dani Menkin was 7 years old when his country’s miracle Maccabi Tel Aviv team overcame its underdog status to win the European Cup basketball championship. But like that team, and much of the nation, he remembers it like it was yesterday. “I was a small kid when it happened, but nobody who was there could forget that day. It was one moment that changed so … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival aims for diverse lineup
Diversity is the goal of the Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, now in its 27th year, beginning Thursday and running for three-and-a-half weeks. “I think my overriding goal is always to bring in as many different people as I can,” says festival director Ellen Wedner. “But also to make people aware that it’s not a Jewish festival for Jewish people. It’s … [Read more...]