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ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL

North America's premier celebration of Jewish music and culture

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Concerts, screenings, readings, workshops & celebrations.

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Connecting youth and diverse communities to music, art and culture

DEDICATED TO FOSTERING INCREASED AWARENESS OF YIDDISH & JEWISH CULTURE THROUGH THE ARTS

Through its biennial festival and year-round programming, Ashkenaz showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in music, film, theatre, dance, literature, craft and visual arts.

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Special to Ashkenaz 2016: All Rivers at Once, I=I

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This year’s #AshkenazFest welcomes The Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative, whose mission is to suggest a path of cultural reconciliation in place of the diplomatic hostility that persists...
Lucidarium Ensemble: Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Venice Ghetto

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One of the many overarching themes at this year’s #AshkenazFest is the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the establishment of the Venice Ghetto in...
Q&A: Daniel Kahn, the inaugural Theodore Bikel Artist-in-Residence

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I can’t believe we’re less than two weeks away from this year’s #AshkenazFest. With all the hype in the office and everyone running around like...
New food program announced at this year’s Ashkenaz Festival

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This year’s biennial Ashkenaz Festival welcomes a diverse lineup of notable chefs, restaurateurs, and food writers in its first ever Fressers Summit, highlighting the role of...
A man, a musician, a magician, a Montrealer, amongst many other titles that don’t start with ‘M’

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Over Labour Day Weekend 2012, I was visiting Toronto from Montreal for a Maccabiah Israel basketball training camp. My Sunday night was open, so my...
Yiddish is SEXY again! An interview with DOAS’s (Toyt Fun a Seylsman), Avi Hoffman

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We’re nearing the one-month countdown to the 2016 Ashkenaz Festival! As things start to fall beautifully into place, this week, with much excitement, ticketed events...

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Address:	455 Spadina Ave Toronto, Ontario M5S 2G8
Phone:	416-979-9901
E-Mail:	info@ashkenaz.ca

ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL

North America's premier celebration of Jewish music and culture

UPCOMING EVENTS

Concerts, screenings, readings, workshops & celebrations.

OUTREACH

Connecting youth and diverse communities to music, art and culture

DEDICATED TO FOSTERING INCREASED AWARENESS OF YIDDISH & JEWISH CULTURE THROUGH THE ARTS

Through its biennial festival and year-round programming, Ashkenaz showcases the work of leading contemporary artists from Canada and around the world working in music, film, theatre, dance, literature, craft and visual arts.

Special to Ashkenaz 2016: All Rivers at Once, I=I

Lucidarium Ensemble: Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Venice Ghetto

Q&A: Daniel Kahn, the inaugural Theodore Bikel Artist-in-Residence

New food program announced at this year’s Ashkenaz Festival

A man, a musician, a magician, a Montrealer, amongst many other titles that don’t start with ‘M’

Yiddish is SEXY again! An interview with DOAS’s (Toyt Fun a Seylsman), Avi Hoffman

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