Toronto Jewish Film Society presents

Strange Fruit

(USA, 2002, Joel Katz director, 57 minutes)

Billie Holiday’s heartbreaking 1939 rendition of Strange Fruit became a powerful emblem for African Americans in their long civil rights struggle. What is less known is that the song, with its stark depiction of the lynching of Blacks in the American South, was written by a Jewish schoolteacher from the Bronx named Abel Meeropol. A powerful portrait of the songwriter and those volatile times, testifying to the unique power of music to unite people and inspire change. Co-presented with the United Jewish Peoples’ Order (Toronto)

Discussion with music/educator Jonnie Bakan and Professor Warren Crichlow

Sunday September 21

2 screenings: 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Al Green Theatre

Individual tickets:

$15 General Admission (including seniors)

$10 Young Adults (age 18-35)

Box Office opens one hour before the screening start time.

Info: esthera@mnjcc.org (416) 924-6211 x 606