22nd Israel Film Festival to Honor Christian Leaders in Miami

22nd Israel Film Festival to Honor Christian Leaders in Miami

MIAMI, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Israel Film Festival said today that it will recognize two leading members of the Christian community in South Florida for their unwavering support of Israel. Each will receive the Festival's prestigious Humanitarian Award on April 25, prior to the Opening Night Screening of Shemi Zarhin's award-winning film, Aviva My Love at Sunrise Cinemas Intracoastal 8 Theater in North Miami Beach at 7:30 PM. A Gala Reception will follow at Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort in Sunny Isles Beach.

The two honorees are Dr. Dino Pedrone, Senior pastor of The New Testament Baptist Church in Miami and Jack Heintz, former trustee of the church and founder and president of Peace For Israel and director of Beth Shalom Ministry at the New Testament Baptist Church

The Humanitarian Awards will be presented by the Consul General of Israel to Florida, Dr. Yitschak Ben-Gad.

"We are honored to recognize the support and contributions that both of these Christian leaders have made to the people of Israel, including conducting numerous tours to Israel, which they have made into a holy "Gathering Place" for Christians," said Meir Fenigstein, founder and director of the Israel Film Festival.

Dr. Pedrone, originally from Pennsylvania, has served as Senior Pastor of New Testament Baptist Church since 1995. Since moving to Florida, he has resided as President of Dade Christian School, President of the Master's Academy as well as President of the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, which bears over 50,000 members.

About the Israel Film Festival

The Israel Film Festival is presented by the IsraFest Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization created in 1982. Celebrating its 22nd year with events in Los Angeles, Miami and New York the Festival is one of the major foreign film festivals in the United States. The Israel Film Festival has presented more than 700 feature films, documentaries, television dramas and short films to over 750,000 filmgoers and brought hundreds of Israeli filmmakers to the U.S. to share their art.

The 22nd Israel Film Festival is presented in association with the Consulate General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico, Miami-Dade County, J- Date, Micahel Dezer, Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort, Isram Realty Group, Victor Kosher Wine and the Gazit Group among others. For more information, visit www.israelfilmfestival.com.

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