Thank you to our generous 2026 supporters!
DIAMOND: $25,000+
Rubens Family Foundation
William and Sheila Konar Foundation
SILVER: $5,000+
Sharon Brodsky and Noreen Salerno
Festival Friends
Sherry and Richard Goldstein
Peter Lovenheim and Elisa Siegel
Gary and Marcia Stern Family Foundation
BRONZE: $2,500+
Lynn Astarita Gatto and Richard Gatto
in memory of Ann and Murray Astarita z”l
Debby Goldman
Victoria and Daniel Goldstein
The Miller Family Foundation:
Carolyn, Michael, Deanna, Sophie, Andrea and Aaron
Samloff Family Fund
Erni and Randy Schuster
Maurice and Susan Zauderer
in honor of Hillel Community Day School

Oren I. Weiss, D.M.D., M.P.H.
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SUPPORTER: $1,000+
Lorraine and Daan Braveman
Ralph and Debi Brenner
Donna and Bruce Cohen
Tamara Cohen and Barry Silverstein
Jan Feldman
Festival Friends
Mike and Heidi Fishman
Barbara and Marvin Gray
Dr. Stuart Hanau and Linda Lohner
Lester and Monika Katzel
The Families of
Laurence and Dennis Kessler
Mona Friedman Kolko Family Fund
Ann and Bruce Leonard
Ken and Judy Livingston
Kathy London
Tobie and John Olsan
Deborah Ronnen
Fred Rosen
Maxine and Jerry Rosen
Dr. Paul and Suzanne Rosenberg
Sid Rosenzweig
Marcia and Paul Rothberg
Joyce Schachter
Margaret Shavick and Stephen Wallace
The Morton and Bernice Skirboll
Family Foundation
Dan and Marilyn Waingarten
Linda Cornell Weinstein
and Sherwin Weinstein
Elise and Joseph Wojciechowski
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PATRON: $500+
Judy Azoff and Dr. Malcom Musiker
Rick and Darice Bailer
Eric and Marcia Birken
Simon and Josephine Braitman Family
Supporting Foundation
Peggy Cherkasky
Dr. Louis (Sandy) Constine and Sally Constine
Walter and Elyse Capell
Robert and Lori Conway
Randi Cowen
Catherine D’Amico and Scott Byers
Dan Daniel and Fern Marlan Daniel
and Laurie Marlan Rose
Anna May Eisenberg
Roberta and David Feldman
Ed and Blanche Fenster
Vicki Weinstein Finnefrock and Tom Finnefrock
Ronny and Alan Frishman
Carol and Keith Greer
Stuart and Carol Hantman
Robert Israel
Karen and Howard Kessler
Paulina and Laurence Kovalsky
Sharon Kovalsky
Jill and Robert Kravetz
Michael and Sue Lococo
Kenneth Merzel
Steven Meyers and Barbara Weber
Marcia Nabut
Karen and Ron Newman
Arnold and Hannah Rosenblatt
Dr. Regina Smolyak
Steven and Susan Sparer
Michal and Igor Spivak
Gary and Tammi Steinberg
Bruce and Marianne Williamson
FRIEND: $360+
Judith Blaustein
Rivka Chatman
Lauren Frank and Annette Miller
Karen and Doug Lustig
The Kowal Rochester Jewish Film Festival Fund was created to help ensure the future of RJFF. Thank you!
Kathy London
Jack and Ronni Kowal
Susan Carp
Robert z”l and Janet Kowal
Dan and Jessica Goldstein
Shira London
With additional support from

VISONARY SUPPORTER
The Kessler Family
