Yiddish Short Film Programme at TJFF 2026

 

CFY is proud to support the 'New Yiddish Talkies' short film programme at the 2026 Toronto Jewish Film Festival

 

A devout woman disguises herself as a man to take a tango lesson in a 1915 Buenos Aires brothel… An idealistic Israeli dreams of Russian Yiddish poet Peretz Markish during a raid siren… This eclectic shorts programme showcases new films from Argentina, the United States, Sweden, and Israel that highlight the Yiddish language.

Date: June 9, 2026, 2:30pm

Location: Carleton Cinema, 20 Carleton St., Toronto

Tickets: $11 in advance, $13 at the door

Online Screening: Monday, June 15 - Wednesday, June 17

**Please note: The films can only be screened online from within Ontario.

 

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Directors ELAZAR FINE (The Chosen One) and LISA LOGAN (Let's Be Happy) will be in attendance at the in-person screening on June 9.

 

 

Featured films:

A Tango For Rachel
Watch the trailer

A Doll Named Glick
Watch the trailer

The Chosen One
Watch the trailor

Fragments of a Language

The Niggun

Let's Be Happy

 

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