New Israel Fund of Canada and Canadian Friends of Peace Now, in cooperation with studio 180 productions OSLO By J.T. ROGERS Directed by JOEL Greenberg February 9 to March 3 CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge Street About the play: 2017 TONY® AWARD-WINNING BEST PLAY English-language Canadian premiere In 1993, in front of the world’s press, the […]
Partners in creating the song “There Must be Another Way,” these two astonishing singers from the Middle East share the stage and “show a situation that we believe is possible.” At this double-bill concert, superstar singer-songwriter Noa will perform her heartfelt songs with longtime collaborator Gil Dor, award-winning singer-actor Mira Awad will perform with her […]
Presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Society A Co-Presentation with NIFCAN, City Shul, UJA Emerging Communities, MNJCC Israeli Connection, Prosserman JCC, Schwartz/Reisman centre, and Consulate General of Israel in Toronto. Israel, 2016, Maya Hatav, director, 90 minutes Two women from different worlds meet in a hospital, moments after a terror attack in Jerusalem. While waiting […]
King Bibi: The Life and Performances of Benjamin Netanyahu. Listed by The Washington Post as one of six great international films to anticipate. Using footage from countless TV appearances, Dan Shadur (Before the Revolution) meticulously charts Benjamin Netanyahu’s evolution from an awkward Israeli spokesperson in Washington to a polished, media-savvy individual with a politician’s instinct for garnering public support. […]
ReelAbilities Toronto Film Festival (RAFFTO is excited to show the film MUHI: Generally Temporary on June 1st. Muhi, a boy from Gaza, has been living in an Israeli hospital for the past seven years, unable to return home. Muhi is saved and raised in paradoxical circumstances that transcend identity, religion and the conflict that divides […]
Presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Society A Co-Presentation with New Israel Fund of Canada, Congregation Shir Libeynu, UJA Emerging Communities, Consulate General of Israel in Toronto, MNJCC Israeli Connection & LGBTQ+ Initiative Yossi & Jaggar (Yossi ve Jager) Israel, 2002, Eytan Fox, director, 87 minutes In Yossi & Jagger, two IDF soldiers struggle to […]