Sari Bashi's Unique Lens on the Occupation with Sari Bashi Human rights lawyer, activist, mother, Jewish-Israeli married to a Palestinian Event by Canadian Friends of Peace Now January 16, 2022 @ 1:00 pm ET Register here What is it like to be a Jewish-Israeli advocate for justice while partnered to a Palestinian, raising a mixed Jewish-Palestinian family […]
Organized by Canadian Friends of Peace Now. Webinar with Avner Gvaryahu, Breaking the Silence, and Dana Mills, Peace Now. Register here Settlers have been attacking Palestinians on the West Bank for years. But something has changed since the time when “Price Tag” youths from illegal outposts committed rogue violence. The number of violent incidents by Jewish […]
Film at the Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the New Israel Fund of Canada. Watch online from March 3-March 13 *only available in British Columbia Click here for tickets Israeli human rights lawyer Lea Tsemel is a force of nature. Confident and resilient, she is a magnet for the toughest cases imaginable. Tsemel is […]
Join Hashomer Hatzair and the New Israel Fund on Sunday, April 3rd, at 1 PM EST. to hear Hashomer Hatzair youth leader Jenya Brizkho speak about her experience fleeing Ukraine and update us on the current situation of her community. Jenya is the leader of the Hashomer Hatzair ken in Kharkiv, and she has been […]
NIFC is excited to co-present the Toronto Jewish Film Festival's virtual screening of Blue Box. The film is available online from June 16-June 26. *Ontario residents only This revelatory documentary by filmmaker Michal Weits explores the history of the Jewish National Fund Blue Boxes, which symbolized support of Israeli settlement and agricultural development. Through the […]
NIFC is excited to co-present the Toronto Jewish Film Festival's virtual screening of Tantura. The film is available online from June 16-June 26. *Ontario residents only Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival. Director Alon Schwarz’s (Aida’s Secrets) provocative new documentary examines the established narrative that has shaped Israeli society since its inception. In 1998, graduate student […]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Hosted by Beth Tzedec Congregation. Event will be presented both in person and online. As Israel's 75th birthday approaches, issues of shared society and regional cooperation have become increasingly important. Hear from alumni of the Arava Institute for Environment Studies - one Jewish Israeli and one Palestinian […]
Co-presenting at the 2023 Toronto Jewish Film Festival In-person screening on June 4th at 3:00 PM (Innis Town Hall, Toronto) featuring Q&A with Co-Director Noam Sheizaf Available from June 6-7 for virtual viewing (Ontario only) About the film: “The film that predicted Israel’s far-right takeover.” (Nirit Anderman, Ha’aretz) H2 refers to the name given to a […]
Co-presenting at the 2023 Toronto Jewish Film Festival Available from June 6-7 for virtual viewing (Ontario only) About the film: Winner of the Audience Award, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Four individuals, Palestinian and Israeli, channel their grief over losing their loved ones to violence into a grassroots movement: Their aim is to transform their […]
Co-presenting at the 2023 Toronto Jewish Film Festival Available from June 7-8 for virtual viewing (Ontario only) About the film: "The Soldier's Opinion should become the talk of the day in the country. The result is fascinating." (Avner Shavit, Walla) Official Selection, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel 2022 For over fifty years, the Israeli military censorship secretly copied […]
Members of the First Narayever as well as other study tour participants look forward to sharing their reflections on the NIF Canada study tour in Israel in May 2023. Confirmed speakers include Adult Ed co-chair Sylvia Bashevkin as well as Sheldon Levitt and Barbara Landau. Questions they’ll consider include What is the New Israel Fund? […]
Join J-Link and member organizations, in partnership with the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, for this timely webinar. Hear from some of the families and share their messages in your communities and with your religious and political leadership. Register here
