the world through a Jewish lens TM
The Olam Film Festival Leadership Team
DIRECTORS
Frost Gardner, * President; engineering executive, Dallas
Jeffrey Engel, * professor, presidential history, Dallas
Shira Lander, * professor, Judaism, rabbi, Dallas
Leslie Niren, * cantor, teacher, Dallas
Jane Saginaw, * lawyer, former federal agency director, Dallas
Tina Wasserman, * author, columnist, lecturer, Dallas
Mel Klein, e Executive Director, lawyer, producer, writer, Dallas
Bart Weiss, e Artistic Director, professor, film director, Dallas
Harry Kabler, e state agency comptroller (ret) ,accountant, Dallas
ADVISORS
Richard Allen, @ professor, film and media , Ft. Worth
Bill Bogusky, @ graphic designer, Boulder
Cliff Corenblith, @ attorney, Dallas
Barry Diamond, @ temple rabbi, Thousand Oaks
Ed Feinstein, @ synagogue rabbi, Los Angeles
Eli Freedman, @ temple rabbi, Philadelphia
Oren Hayon, @ Hillel rabbi, Seattle
Karen Hoffman, @ temple program director, Dallas
Dennis Jacobs, @ internet network executive, Dallas
Susan James, @ educator, lecturer, Dallas
Mark Kaiserman, @ temple rabbi, Forest Hills
Ally Karpel, @ student, high school for performing arts, Dallas
Laurel Klein, @ Jewish programming executive, Philadelphia
Ozzie Klein, @ psychotherapist, gerontologist, Dallas
Michael Loeb, @ Insurance executive, Dallas
Jean Maza, @ journalist, publicist, Dallas
Michael Paley, @ rabbi, Jewish Resource Director, UJA, NYC
Randy Pearlman, @ actor, temple soloist, Dallas
Morton Prager, @ cancer researcher, professor, Dallas
Nancy Rivin , @ temple librarian, Dallas
Justin Rudelson, @ professor Chinese, anthropology, Dallas
Brad Sham, @ sports broadcaster, Dallas
Ned Soltz, @ rabbi, cinematographer, journalist, Teaneck
Jessica Strubel, @ professor marketing, Denton
Brian Zimmerman, @ regional executive rabbi, Dallas
* Director @ Advisor e ex officio
Join the Festival team. We're building a network of volunteers to help us guide local organizations launching their Olam Film Festival. Email: Team@OlamFilmFestival.com
About us
We're a group of people committed to strengthening the Jewish community by encouraging conversation about Jewish themes through film. We're a non-profit corporation founded in 2013 in Dallas. We're not directly affiliated with any particular Jewish denomination; we have many connections, and members of our governing and advisory boards come from different denominations and traditions. We're in the process of growing our organization and our boards nationwide. We have an under 30 advisory group, and a seat on our board of directors reserved for a member under 30.
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