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Tuesday Film: The Forgotten Refugees
08/08/2017 @ 19:00 - 21:00
Movie: The Forgotten Refugees
7:30 pm in the lower hall, 7026 Bathurst, Thornhill, ON
Synopsis: Directed by Michael Grynszpan and produced by Avi Goldwasser, the Forgotten Refugees won the “Best Featured Documentary” award at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival and the “Best Documentary Film” award at the 2007 Marbella Film Festival.
“The Forgotten Refugees” is an excellent film. The interviews with many Mizrachi Jews make clear that the question of identity and allegiance is still a troubling one for many of them. The viewer sees the pain of people scorned by their longtime Muslim neighbors. Understandably, these Jews continue to feel a deep connection to their traditional Arabic food, music and language.”