The Toronto Jewish Film Society is presenting a second showing of The Gender Lady: The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen, and a special live Zoom Q & A with Drs. May Cohen, Barbara Lent and Cheryl Levitt.

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The Gender Lady: The Fabulous Dr. May Cohen
Canada, 2018, Cheryl Levitt and Barbara Lent, directors, 47 minutes 18+

Dr. May Cohen and her husband ran a successful and popular medical practice in Toronto until 1977. Dr. Cohen became a powerful advocate for women’s health and the advancement of women physicians. This documentary, selected as an audience favourite at 2019 TJFF, celebrates her life and radical achievements.

Join us at 4:00 pm on Sunday November 29 for a special live Zoom Q & A with Drs. May Cohen, Barbara Lent and Cheryl Levitt.

Ticket sales close on Saturday November 28, 7:00 pm.

 

Special instructions for ticket holders:
On Saturday November 28, please check your inbox for the film streaming link to watch The Gender Lady before 8:00 pm.

If you do not see an email from Ian McNulty on that day, please check your email spam files first in your email application, then, if you still didn’t receive an email from Ian McNulty, please email him immediately at ianm@mnjcc.org.

Notes: Special instructions for ticket holders: On Saturday November 28, please check your inbox for the film streaming link to watch The Gender Lady before 8:00 pm. If you do not see an email from Ian McNulty on that day, please check your email spam files first in your email application, then, if you still didn’t receive an email from Ian McNulty, please email him immediately at ianm@mnjcc.org.

On Saturday November 28, before 7:00 pm, ticket holders will be sent a link with a password to watch the film until Sunday November 29 at 9:00 pm. You can start and stop the film until that time. On Sunday November 29 before 3:00 pm, ticket holders will be emailed a Zoom Link to watch the live Q & A with Dr. May Cohen, and directors Cheryl Levitt and Barbara Lent. The Q & A begins at 4:00 pm. To watch, you must have Zoom downloaded. This live event will be a Q & A that will be partially in Yiddish!

Presented by:

A Kultura Collective Member

In Partnership with:

Presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Society. Co-presented with UJA Committee for Yiddish and The Yiddish Vinkl

Start Date: November 28, 2020

Closing Date: November 29, 2020

Screening: From Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 8:00 PM until Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 9:00 PM
Q&A: Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 4:00 pm

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