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Category Music
The Ger Mandolin Orchestra is an international supergroup that re-creates the pre-WWII Jewish mandolin orchestra from the town of Gora-Kalwaria, Poland (Ger in Yiddish). In this concert, the group will be joined by Polish composer/pianist Marcin Masecki’s for the live world premiere of his “Ger Suite,” commissioned by Ashkenaz and Warsaw’s POLIN Museum for this unique instrumental format.

Past Events

Past Event

Category Music
A community-wide celebration of Chanukah through arts and culture experiences, featuring musical performances curated by Ashkenaz

Past Event

Germany’s Semer Ensemble will be hosting a program of workshops on Friday October 6, 10:30am-3pm, at the brand new Toronto Holocaust Museum (4588 Bathurst St).

Past Event

Category Music
Ashkenaz is excited to welcome Germany’s Semer Ensemble back to Toronto, following tour de force performances here in 2016 and 2017.
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August 14

Past Event

Category Music
Ashkenaz and Magen Boys Entertainment are teaming up for the first time this summer to present a FREE concert series bringing downtown music festival vibes to North Toronto. The three-show series at Earl Bales Park is inspired by the 50th anniversary of the legendary July 1973 “Summer Jam at Watkins Glen” Raceway in upstate NY, a massive one-day festival that drew a record crowd of over 600,000 (more than Woodstock!).
Category Music
Pulkes is a Balkan-Klezmer band that was formed in 2018 within the walls of the city of Jerusalem. The band has already performed in a variety of festivals around the country and around the world. : InDNegev, Expo 2020-Dubai, Tower of David, festivals tour in Canada and more.
This captivating documentary showcases the work and life of Celia Dropkin, writer of erotic poetry in Yiddish that both shocked and delighted readers in the 1920s and 30s.
Winner of the Audience Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and nominated for fourteen Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars) including Best Film.