Join your fellow New Gen community members for a book club discussion of East West Street by Philippe Sands. East West Street has been described by The Guardian as "a compelling family memoir that intersects with the story of the Jewish legal minds who sowed the seeds for human rights law at the Nuremberg trials." The New Gen discussion will […]
NIFC is honoured to welcome Dr. Thabet Abu Rass and Prof. Yael Berda, board co-chairs of A Land for All, for a special live conversation during their visit to Canada to accept a 2025 Global Pluralism Award. A Land for All is an Israeli–Palestinian civil society initiative working to build a shared, equal, and peaceful […]
Join AJA for a Lunch and Learn session with MARSHA LEDERMAN**, a columnist for the Globe and Mail and previously the Globe’s longtime Western Arts Correspondent. Before joining the Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto. Born in Toronto, she now lives in Vancouver. Her first book, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed was a National Bestseller, […]
With the war in Gaza, worsening settler violence in the occupied West Bank, and protests in the streets of Israel for nearly three years, how are Canadian Jews feeling and thinking? Each year, the New Israel Fund of Canada conducts an annual survey to understand the diversity of thought in our community. Together with our […]
Winner for Best Documentary, Berlinale 2025Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival 2025 Shortlisted for the 2025 Best Documentary Feature Oscar From The Kramer Brothers (The First Step, City of Trees) and Darren Aronofsky, Holding Liat is a nuanced exploration of one family’s efforts to secure the release of their daughter and son-in-law kidnapped on October 7th. While the film […]
Join us on Monday, February 2 at 3 PM ET / 12 PM PT for an online conversation with NIF's new Acting CEO Mickey Gitzin and also new Vice President for Public Engagement, Idit Klein. Come get to know NIF's new leadership while learning about the concrete challenges NIF is facing this year—and how we […]
As it stands, Israel has imposed the death penalty only once in its 78 year history: in 1962, on Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. A new bill in Knesset threatens to change that. It would establish the death penalty for Palestinians who kill Israelis—but not the other way around. The bill, cruel and overtly discriminatory […]
Join the New Generations (20s and 30s) community for Shabbat dinner. There will be some light Shabbat programming, but this is mostly an opportunity to spend time together. Includes vegan dinner (we will accommodate any dietary restrictions). When: Friday, February 20th at 6:30 PM Where: Bathurst and St Clair (exact address provided upon registration) Accessibility: […]
Shortlisted for the 2026 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv were captives in Gaza along with 250 other people. Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, […]
Monday, March 9 12:30 PM ET | 11:30 AM CT | 9:30 AM PT REGISTER HERE Virtual—Zoom link provided upon registration* As sirens continue to sound across Israel, your contribution makes an incredible difference right now. The NIF global community and our partners mobilize to meet the needs of Bedouin communities, while continuing to monitor the […]
March 16, 2026 | 7PM PT | Vancouver* Register here Join us on March 16, 2026 in Vancouver for ‘Turning Hope into Action: Conversations with an Israeli and a Palestinian’, an evening of powerful conversation and courageous leadership at a time when voices for dignity, democracy, and mutual recognition are urgently needed. This special event […]
Bathurst and St. Clair (exact address provided upon registration) The New Gen Leadership Council would like to invite our community to a seder on Wednesday, April 8th, just before the end of Passover. In this moment of worry and sadness, let us be together in community, read the story of liberation and justice, offer our […]