Meet TJFF2026’s Program Director Stuart Hands
Stuart Hands is the program director at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
Meet actor, musician, and producer Jamie Elman
Jamie is an actor, piano player, singer, writer, director, producer. In spring 2026 he will join the cast of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish as Mordkhe.
Meet artist Rosette Sund
Rosette Sund is an artist and educator. She recently installed the “Silhouettes of Survival” project at the Toronto Holocaust Museum.
Meet Artist Karen Pe’er
Karen Pe’er is a visual artist. She recently installed the exhibition Carried Forward at the Gallery at the J.
Meet artist and curator Barbara Astman
Barbara Astman is an artist, curator and professor. She curated an exhibition at Koffler Arts featuring photographers Elinor Carucci and Hannah Altman.
Meet actors Linda and Daniel Kash
Linda and Daniel Kash are both acting in the upcoming production of Estelle Singerman: Summer Night with Unicorn with the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company from June 7 – 15.
Meet writer and filmmaker Josh Saltzman
Josh Saltzman is a writer, director and filmmaker. His short film Shiva will be screening as part of the Unkosher Nightmares: A Short Film Programme at TJFF 2025.
Meet OJA archivists Sam and Veronika
Sam Kruger and Veronika Mikolajewski are Assistant Archivists at the Ontario Jewish Archives. They are responsible for processing the OJA’s extensive collection.
Meet educator, artist and community organizer Sharoni Sibony
Sharoni recently showed her work at the Miles Nadal JCC’s Gallery at the J in the exhibition Holey Wholly Holy: Visualizing Jewish Disability Justice.
Meet Artist and Performer Gil Segev
Gil Segev is an Israeli-Canadian artist, activist, and attorney in training.