In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
November 10, 2017
Canadian Holocaust historian Max Wallace reveals the dramatic, untold story of how the Nazis were deceived into ending the Holocaust.
In the Name of Humanity: The Secret Deal to End the Holocaust
November 10, 2017
Canadian Holocaust historian Max Wallace reveals the dramatic, untold story of how the Nazis were deceived into ending the Holocaust.
2017
2017
United Jewish People's Order / Morris Winchevsky School / Camp Naivelt
Secular - Jewish - Social Justice
2019
Zing! Zing! Zing!
Tuesday December 17, 2019
Join UJPO’s drop-in singing group, led by the fab local musicians, Hartley Wynberg and Shifra Cooper, for a night of Yiddish, English, and Hebrew tunes that you can zing along with. Informal, uninhibited, and loads of fun. This month the Zingers return to Free Times Cafe.
Latkes and Light: A Chanukah Delight
Sunday December 15, 2019
Join the Morris Winchevsky School and the United Jewish People’s Order for a secular celebration of Chanukah. This family-friendly event features a Chanukah Shpiel (play), Candle Lighting, Chanukah Games & Crafts, Dreydls & Gelt, and, of course, Latkes & Sufgniot (doughnuts). Hot and cold beverages will also be served — potluck lunch.
UJPO-Toronto/MWS Annual General Meeting
Sunday November 24, 2019
United Jewish People’s Order-Toronto and the Morris Winchevsky School’s Annual General Meeting takes place on Sunday November 24. This is the place to make your voice heard. We in a period of growth and renewal and we need your presence and your input.
Zing! Zing! Zing!
Tuesday November 19, 2019
Join local musicians Hartley Weinberg and Shifra Cooper for another evening of storytelling, song, and camaraderie at Zing! Zing! Zing! This is a place to laugh, debate, learn a bisl Yiddish, and zing, of course. From protest songs, old and new, to Yiddish and Hebrew folks. A welcoming place to all.
Alternative Shabes — The Jewish Left in Canada and WWll:
From Outlaws Behind Bars to the Front Lines
A Holocaust Education Week Event
Friday November 8, 2019
Journalist Ellin Bessner, author of Double Threat: Canadian Jews, the Military, and World War II, will speak about Jews — outlawed because of their union organizing and affiliations with the Communist Party and the broader Left — who fought against Hitler as Canadians and helped to rescue the survivors of the Jews of Europe.
Zing! Zing! Zing! Returns!
Tuesday October 22, 2019
Join local musicians Hartley Weinberg and Shifra Cooper for a fabulous evening of storytelling, song, and camaraderie. Zing! Zing! Zing! is a place to laugh, learn some Yiddish, and sing protest songs, old and new, in Yiddish and English.
Community Sukkes/Sukkot Celebration
Sunday October 20, 2019
Join the Morris Winchevsky School in a celebration of Sukkes/Sukkot. Help us decorate the sukkah, sing and listen to stories around the fire in Dufferin Grove Park, and more! Bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. We’ll provide hot cocoa and cider.
Rosh Hashonah/Yom Kippur
Monday September 30, 2019 — Rosh Hashonah
Tuesday October 8, 2019 — Yom Kippur
Join us for our community observances of Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur for the traditional shofar blowing, readings, and poetry. On Rosh Hashonah we bring in the Jewish New Year with apples and honey cake. Both days feature Yiddish, Hebrew, and English music led by well-known Toronto musicians — David Wall (vocals) and Marilyn Lerner (piano) — including David Wall’s haunting rendition of the Kol Nidre on Yom Kippur.
The 1919 Winnipeg Strike: The Story of Jewish Involvement
Thursday September 19, 2019
Roz Usiskin and Harriet Zaidman will be speaking at the Winchevsky Centre on the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. Both speakers have family connections to the strikers. Roz Usiskin’s father, Joseph, was a strike participant whose archival documentation states “...someday, [a] historian may look into my archives as a record of our history.”...Joseph Wolodarsky. Harriet Zaidman’s family members were Winnipeg workers affected greatly by the strike. They are depicted in her novel, City on Strike.
Creative Camp at Naivelt
Saturday August 3 - Saturday August 9, 2019
This year’s new Creative Camp offers a range of artistic outlets all guaranteed to bring out the potential “artiste” in all ages and stages, through a variety of options. From dancing to drawing; from crafts to cookery and from film arts to forest arts, it will be a busy and enriching week.
Climate Crisis for Toronto Area Residents:
What We Must Do Now!
Camp Naivelt’s Annual Peace Tea
Sunday August 4, 2019
Each year, in honour of Hiroshima Day, Camp Naivelt holds a Peace Tea to promote peace and social justice. This year Dr. Samantha Green will speak about “The Climate Crisis for Toronto Area Residents: Human impacts and what we must do now!”
Camp Naivelt’s Music Week
Sunday July 7 – Saturday July 13 , 2019
Join us at Camp Naivelt for Music Week with clarinetist Martin van de Ven leading the orchestra and singer Ameena Bajer Koulack leading the choir.
Lots of Klezmer, some jazz, folk and classical too. For all levels of musicians and singers. Registration form can be downloaded here:
Alternative Shabes Potluck: Understanding Treaties
Friday June 14, 2019 at the Winchevsky Centre
The last Zing! Zing! Zing! (UJPO’s monthly drop-in gathering of song) until the Fall. No singing experience required, so come on out and enjoy a little Yiddish, a bisl protest, and any songs you fancy and would like to add to our repertoire. All are welcome!
Zing! Zing! Zing! UJPO’s Monthly Singing Group
Thursday June 20, 2019 at Free Times Cafe
The last Zing! Zing! Zing! (UJPO’s monthly drop-in gathering of song) until the Fall. No singing experience required, so come on out and enjoy a little Yiddish, a bisl protest, and any songs you fancy and would like to add to our repertoire. All are welcome!
UJPO & MWS Annual Third Seyder
Saturday April 27, 2019 at Sala Caboto
Join United Jewish People’s Order and the Morris Winchevsky School for
our Third Seyder. In the spirit of Passover, we will be highlighting the experience of displaced peoples — refugees, immigrants, and others forcibly displaced from their homes — as well as those taking meaningful action
for social justice.
Zing! Zing! Zing! UJPO’s Monthly Singing Group
Tuesday April 23, 2019 at the Winchevsky Centre
Pre-Seyder Zing! Zing! Zing! with UJPO’s monthly drop-in gathering of song. No singing experience required, so come on out and enjoy a little Yiddish, a bisl protest, and any songs you fancy and would like to add to our repertoire. The theme for this Zing! is freedom. So if you believe in justice and freedom, come sing-along with us. All are welcome!
Zing! Zing! Zing! UJPO’s Monthly Singing Group
Wednesday March 27, 2019 at Free Times Cafe
Spring into Zing! Zing! Zing! — UJPO’s monthly drop-in for people with a yen to vocalize in song. No singing experience required, so come on out and enjoy a little Yiddish, a bisl protest, and any songs you fancy and would like to add to our repertoire. All are welcome!
Gaza: Activism & Solidarity to End the Blockade
Saturday March 23, 2019 at Friends House
Hammam Farah and Elizabeth Tsurkov will discuss the current situation for Palestinians in Gaza, the activism of Palestinians, Israeli Jews, and internationals towards ending the illegal blockade, and the importance of solidarity.
Morris Winchevsky School's Purim Party
Sunday March 17, 2019
Join the Morris Winchevsky School and the United Jewish People's Order for a Purim Party. It will be a carnival of activities, including a Purim Shpil (play), holiday songs, crafts and games. Tasty homentashn and pizza will be served.
Zing! Zing! Zing! UJPO’s Monthly Singing Group
Wednesday February 27, 2019 at Free Times Cafe
Join UJPO’s zingers for the February edition of Zing! Zing! Zing! — our monthly drop-in sing-along. No singing experience required, just come out and have fun! Yiddish songs, protest songs, international repertoire. Bring any songs you fancy and add to our repertoire. All are welcome!
Zing! Zing! Zing! UJPO’s Monthly Singing Group
Wednesday January 30, 2019 at Free Times Cafe
Join us for the first edition of Zing! Zing! Zing! for 2019. UJPO’s casual monthly drop-in singing session, led by local fab musicians Rachel Sheinin and Hartley Weinberg of Broken Bagel Scene, is meeting at Free Times Cafe. Come on out and warm up with Yiddish tunes, protest songs, and any favourites you might like to bring along.
How to Criticize Israel Without Being Antisemitic
Thursday January 24, 2019
For Jews who support justice for Palestinians, how do we also recognize and address antisemitism? What is and what is not antisemitism in the context of working in solidarity with Palestinians?