Hamilton Jewish Federation

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A powerful new partnership for our community!
We’re honoured to bring the National Library of Israel to Hamilton — creating space for educators and learners to engage deeply with Jewish history, culture, and primary sources. This is how we bring history to life.
Bringing History to Life | Session for educators
Monday, March 9 | 5-7:30pm
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The People of the Book: Not Just a Metaphor for Adult Learners
Wednesday, March 11 | 7-8:30pm
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Antisemitism in Hamilton is not theoretical — it’s real, local, and urgent. Today’s roundtable brought Jewish and Christian leaders together to address modern manifestations, deepen shared understanding, and commit to action.

For the first time in history, Israel’s bobsled team will compete in the Winter Olympics!

While Team Israel had fewer resources than other countries, AJ Adelman — an American Jew — was determined to prove that the Jewish state could accomplish something that seemed impossible. The four-man team will compete at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games on Feb. 21.

A story of mothers, memory, and the threads that hold us together
Once Upon My Mother plays March 15 at 6:00 PM, the second film in the Hamilton Jewish Film Festival lineup.
Your seat is waiting: jewishhamilton.org/filmfestival

A mother. A visionary. An architect who changed the landscape.

Ada: My Mother the Architect is our festival opener: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2Vu9Owx0s
Buy your tickets: jewishhamilton.org/filmfestival

Ada: My Mother the Architect - Official Trailer (2025) The film follows Ada Karmi-Melamede, one of the most accomplished female architects in the world, yet her work has remained largely unrecognized beyond archi...

Few spots available for this two-part series on Jewish Identity in Literature and Film in partnership with Hamilton Jewish Family Services
Register today at: bit.ly/daniel-deronda

🎬✨ Festival Opener ✨🎬
We open the Jewish Film Festival with Ada: My Mother the Architect, a powerful biographical film by Yael Melamede about her mother, Ada Karmi-Melamede — a groundbreaking architect behind some of Israel’s most iconic public buildings, including the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. A master class in creativity, legacy, and the personal cost of ambition.
🗓 Sunday, March 15 | 2:00 PM
📍 Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre
🎟 jewishhamilton.org/filmfestival

🎬 The Hamilton Jewish Film Festival is back!
Join us March 15–16 at the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre for two days of powerful films, stories, and conversations.
🎟️ Tickets and trailers now available at jewishhamilton.org/filmfestival

Stand with Iranians for Freedom from the Islamic Regime - CIJA Action Hub The people of Iran—and Iranian Canadians, many of whom have lost loved ones and cannot even reach their families—deserve our solidarity. Silence is not an option. Urge the Canadian government to strengthen accountability for Regime officials committing human rights abuses, unequivocally condemn ...

Join us and for a two-part exploration of Daniel Deronda and its powerful engagement with Jewish identity and early Zionist thought in 19th-century Britain.

Featuring a screening and lecture facilitated by retired professor Dennis Goldsberry, scholar of George Eliot.

📅 Feb. 22 & Mar. 11 | 📍 Shalom Village
Registration required: https://bit.ly/daniel-deronda