Film screening: A NEW LIFE ON THE LAND -Followed by a discussion with Montreal filmmaker Dov Okouneff.
From Western homesteaders to Czech Jewish farmers escaping Hitler, to Montreal Jews settling in Laurentian villages, to present-day organic vegetable growers in Ontario, this film visits each of their stories. See and hear stories from Wapella, Lipton, Hirsch, Ste. Sophie, New Glasgow, Hamilton region, Niagara peninsula and the Ottawa valley.
Sponsor: Soloway JCC Adult Education & Cultural Programs