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THE
PALM BEACH JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL RELIVES THE
‘BEST OF THE FEST’ WITH THE SHOWING OF TWO MEMORABLE FILMS
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. --- The Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
will help new and returning audiences relive the drama and
comedy of two of the most popular films of previous fests at
a special
“Best of the Fest.”
The mini-film fest will be held in two parts at Abbey
Delray, a Life Care Community, located at 2000 Lowson Blvd.,
Delray Beach. The inspirational drama, “Nicky’s Family,”
will be shown at 2 p.m. on August 21, and the comedic look
into the world of legendary Jewish female performers,
“Making Trouble,” will be shown at 2 p.m. on September 12.
“We are extremely fortunate to have a continual demand for
high-quality, cultural films, and we are pleased to be able
to share the best of past Film Festivals with guests who may
not have viewed these films before and to welcome back those
who know about these terrific movies,” said David R. Yalen,
Business and Development associate for the Palm Beach Jewish
Film Festival.
The cost for each movie is $5 per person for groups of more
than 10 people who pre-pay. Walk-ins are $7 per person. To
purchase advance tickets, contact Yalen at
davidy@jcconline.com
or
561-736-7531.
Coming up! The 23rd season of the Palm Beach Jewish Film
Festival will be held January 17-27, 2013, with an opening
night premiere on January 17, 2013, at the Kravis Center for
the Performing Arts.
“Best of the Fest” film descriptions:
Nicky's Family: 2 p.m., August 21, 2012
Nicky’s Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas
Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech
and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War
II.
Winton's story is a very emotional one, inspiring thousands
of children around the world to follow in his footsteps and
do something important. The children create charity
projects, some of which have helped save the lives of
malnourished and sick children in Cambodia and Africa.
More than 120,000 children in the Czech Republic signed a
petition to award Winton the Nobel Prize for Peace. Dozens
of Winton's "children" have been found, and to this day, his
family has grown
to almost 6,000 people, many of whom have gone on to achieve
great things.
Making Trouble: 2 p.m., September 12, 2012
A seriously funny film, Making Trouble tells the story of
six of the greatest Jewish female comic performers of the
last century — Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan
Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. Rich in
entertainment history, the film uses interviews with
experts, scholars and entertainers, as well as archival
material and rare film and television clips to bring to life
these female comedic legends.
For more information on the film festivals, visit
www.pbjff.org . For more
information on Abbey Delray, visit
www.abbeydelray.com
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The mission of the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches is to
help create a strong Jewish community by providing high
quality programs close to where people live that connect
people to Jewish Life.
The JCC is a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Palm
Beach County. Visit the website at
www.JCConline.com
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Making Trouble caption information: Making Trouble tells the
story of six of the greatest female comic performers of the
last century — Molly Picon, Fanny Brice, Sophie Tucker, Joan
Rivers, Gilda Radner and Wendy Wasserstein. The film will be
shown at 2 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Abbey Delray.
Joan Rivers caption information: Joan Rivers, now of E!’s
Fashion Police, is featured in Making Trouble, one of the
Best of the Fest features from the Jewish Film Festival. The
film will be shown at
2 p.m. on Sept. 12 at Abbey Delray.
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