
Erik Angel promises no politics, just laughs, at Comedy for Peace show at Chutzpah! Festival
Six years ago, Angel began bringing Jewish and Arab Muslim and Christian comedians together with the hope of building a better future.

Six years ago, Angel began bringing Jewish and Arab Muslim and Christian comedians together with the hope of building a better future.

The Chutzpah! Festival will present The Last Night at the Cabaret Yitesh (di letste nakht baym yitesh) in Yiddish with English supertitles.

The Toronto-based Ilana sings in 20 to 22 languages, but she says that’s only possible because her ancestors survived intense persecution.

At the Chutzpah! Festival, Villegas will premiere his new solo about how his Jewish ancestry intersects with his queer Colombian identity.

三代以来,一个位于温哥华的犹太家庭和一个位于日本的家庭,透过一位外交官深具道德和勇气的行为创建了深厚的联系。
在1940年,杉原千亩 (Chiune Sugihara) 是日本政府驻立陶宛考那斯的副领事。在前一年,成千上万的波兰犹太人由于纳粹入侵波兰,纷纷逃往这个波罗的海国家。数百名波兰和立陶宛的犹太人每天聚集在考那斯的日本领事馆外,寻求离开该国的出境签证。

三代以來,一個位於溫哥華的猶太家庭和一個位於日本的家庭,透過一位外交官深具道德和勇氣的行為建立了深厚的聯繫。在1940年,杉原千畝 (Chiune Sugihara) 是日本政府駐立陶宛考那斯的副領事。在前一年,成千上萬的波蘭猶太人由於納粹入侵波蘭,紛紛逃往這個波羅的海國家。數百名波蘭和立陶宛的猶太人每天聚集在考那斯的日本領事館外,尋求離開該國的出境簽證。

Ueda will unveil her new chamber opera about the shared history of the Sugihara and Bluman families at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival.

The Israeli musician invited some of them to Istanbul to record the songs—and now, they’re risking their lives demonstrating in the streets for freedom.

Their duet will have its world premiere at this year’s Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver.









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