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Fall 2025 Community Buzz

On Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Leah Posluns Theatre (Toronto), Likht Ensemble will present The Shoah Songbook.

This powerful recital features music written by Jewish artists during the Holocaust who were imprisoned in ghettos and concentration camps during WWII—repertoire uncovered through five years of dedicated research by soprano Jaclyn Grossman and pianist/composer Nate Ben-Horin. Many of these songs survived only as scraps of paper buried during the war, which Nate has painstakingly and beautifully arranged so they can be heard again. This performance is an effort to honour the voices of these artists and preserve their legacy through music. As part of this historic repertoire, Likht Ensemble will share selections of Yiddish and Jewish folk songs.

For more information about the concert, click here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jcc-chamber-music-series-ft-likht-ensemble-the-shoah-songbook-tickets-1685045920709

For more information about Likht Ensemble, click here: https://www.likhtensemble.com/

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The Contemporary Jewish Experience
October 22, December 11, January 26, March 11, April 16 and June 3 beginning at 7:45 p.m.

Beth Tzedec Congregation and the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies are proud to present an engaging speaker series.  Chai-er Learning will feature six insightful presentations by leading academics, examining how Jewish communities interact with Israeli society and with diverse cultural and social groups. Through thought-provoking discussions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of Jewish identity in our multicultural society.

Wednesday, October 22
David Koffman: The Transformations of Canadian Jewish Life

Thursday, December 11
Randal Schnoor: Reflecting on Teaching an "Antisemitism and Islamophobia" Course at York U

Monday, January 26
Belarie Zatzman: The Diary of Anne Frank in Performance: Variations on a Theme

Wednesday, March 11
Carl Ehrlich: TBC

Thursday, April 16
Matt Reingold: Cartooning the Yoms: Yom Hashoah, Hazikaron and Atzmaut in Israeli Society

Wednesday, June 3
Rhonda Lenton, President Emerita, York University: TBC

No charge; Pre-registration is required.

COMMUNITY BUZZ

Tue, December 9 2025 19 Kislev 5786