The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival Opens This Week

Opening this Week: the 28th annual The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival which will present movies from around the world. The opening night movie this Thursday is BODY AND SOUL: An American Bridge, which focuses on the early performance history and cross-cultural impact of the jazz standard by Jewish composer Johnny Green. In addition, popular singers and Legends 100.3 FM morning co-hosts Jill and Rich Switzer will perform live this evening at AMC CityPlace 20 in Mizner Park.

Between January 18-February 11, the Festival will present a total of 35 memorable, audience-satisfying movies at six different cinemas throughout Palm Beach County, including:

• January 20-26: Cinemark Palace 20 in Boca Raton
• January 22-26: AMC CityPlace 20 in West Palm Beach
• January 27-February 3: PGA Arts Center in Palm Beach Gardens
• January 28-February 2: Cobb Theatres in Palm Beach Gardens
• February 5-9: CMX Cinemas (formerly Paragon Theaters) in Wellington
• February 4-10: Frank Theatres in Delray Beach

Presented by the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches, the Film Festival will close with a matinee screening of DREAMING OF A JEWISH CHRISTMAS and awards presentation, also at CityPlace 20 in West Palm Beach.

"The 35 different films chosen to be shown at The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival 2018 represent a variety of different genres and come from all over the world," says Festival Director Ellen Wedner. "They are extraordinarily diverse and very engaging; you don't have to be Jewish to be thoroughly entertained and enthralled, you just have to appreciate and enjoy good films."

Among the celebrated films that are scheduled to be shown at the Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival 2018 are 1945, AN ACT OF DEFIANCE, A QUIET HEART, BEN GURION-EPILOGUE, BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamarr Story, G.I. JEWS: Jewish Americans in World War II, ITZHAK, KEEP THE CHANGE, MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE, MR. AND MRS. ADELMAN, SAMMY DAVIS: I've Gotta Be Me, SHALOM BOLLYWOOD, THE MAN WHO SHOT HOLLYWOOD, THE PULITZER AT 100, VITCH, and many more.

Tickets are available for purchase now through the website www.PBJFF.org or by calling 877-318-0071. The 2018 festival films, trailers and complete schedule are live on the website.

About the Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival:

Presented by the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches, The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival strives to bring to South Florida the finest examples of cinema from around the world. Founded in 1990 the festival continues to grow and evolve as it continues to expand the selection of narrative features, short films and documentaries to reflect the tastes and needs of its audience. The 28th annual The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival will be held Jan. 18 through Feb. 11, 2018. For more information, please visit www.PBJFF.org

About the Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches:

The Mandel JCC has two locations in Palm Beach County. The Boynton Beach building is at 8500 Jog Road and the Palm Beach Gardens building is at 5221 Hood Road. For more information about the Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches, visit www.jcconline.com.

The mission of the Mandel JCC of the Palm Beaches is to build community and enhance connection to Jewish life. The Mandel JCC is a partner agency of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County.

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