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The Jewish National Fund is taking the federal government to court after its charitable status is revoked
By JONATHAN ROTHMAN (Canadian Jewish News) The Jewish National Fund of Canada is taking the federal minister of national revenue to court over Canada Revenue Agency’s decision to revoke its status as a charitable organization.
The federal tax agency’s review of JNF’s funding activities followed reports that it was funding projects in Israel related to the military, which would violate Canada’s rules for charitable organizations.
JNF’s court filing says it will contest CRA’s “wrong and unjustified decision to revoke our charitable status,” according to a letter from JNF’s board president Nathan Disenhouse and CEO Lance Davis posted online July 25.
The organization says that while the matter is before the courts, JNF’s charitable work will continue, “including collecting donations and issuing charitable receipts.”
The CJN made multiple requests for an interview to JNF, including to Davis specifically. While JNF did not grant an interview, the organization provided an emailed response to The CJN’s questions about the matter.
“The CRA has only signaled its intention to revoke, and its policy is to revoke only after the charity’s avenues of appeal are exhausted. So, it is the status quo until there is a court ruling. In the interim, we remain open to working with the CRA on alternate courses of action,” JNF told The CJN.
In its federal court appeal notice, JNF also posits there is a “reasonable apprehension of bias in the decision,” saying Canada’s revenue minister “was under great public pressure to revoke [JNF’s] registered charity status.”
JNF maintains the core issue for the revocation remains “the CRA’s assertion that our original founding charitable object that it accepted almost 60 years ago is now no longer considered to be a charitable object.”
Media reports about JNF’s struggles with the CRA since the July 24 court filing have inaccurately referenced past projects, conflating two different matters, Disenhouse and Davis wrote in an email to Canadian supporters on July 30. JNF sought to “clear up a misconception” it said had been “advanced in numerous articles recently published about JNF Canada,” they wrote in the July 30 email.
“The articles conflated the matter of JNF’s community projects on IDF bases and our recent notice of confirmation to revoke our charitable status. In the June 26, 2024 correspondence from CRA, there was not one mention of the projects on IDF property.”
Some of the previous projects, critics of JNF alleged over the past decade or so, had taken place on land that crossed into the West Bank, or involved infrastructure supporting the military, like building playgrounds on a military base. (One of its fiercest critics, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), a Canadian Jewish group which supports the boycott and sanctions movement against Israel, has been involved for more than a decade in the attempt to have CRA revoke JNF’s charitable status.)
“The fundamental issue was with respect to our charitable purpose. It was very unfortunate that certain journalists shared content from articles about JNF Canada from many years ago that was not referenced in CRA’s recent correspondence,” Disenhouse and Davis wrote to supporters.
In the late 1960s, the minister of national revenue approved the organization’s purposes and activities, and so “we did not know that there was an issue with our purposes or activities because previous CRA audits did not reveal an issue,” JNF wrote to The CJN in a response to emailed questions.
The organization has been audited five times by the CRA since it began in the 1960s, with the most recent audit in 2014. As a result of that audit, which was based on work done in 2011 and 2012, JNF learned in 2019 that the CRA intended to revoke its charitable status.
JNF said that since the original notice of intent to revoke was issued in 2019, the CRA has been unwilling to meet in person with them.
JNF points out that, according to CRA’s website, they revoked three to five percent of charities audited, “and a large number of them are for failing to file their annual documentation with the CRA. It is evident, based on the statistics, that it is only in rare occurrences is a charity revoked.”
JNF’s email went on to explain that CRA had refused to pursue options other than revocation of its charitable status.
“There are a number of options available to the CRA aside from revocation and we do not understand why they would pursue the most punitive course of action,” JNF wrote.
JNF said CRA had not taken the steps that are outlined on its website, including “exploring compliance measures such as education letters, compliance agreements and sanctions before revoking an organization’s charitable status.”
“The CRA not only skipped steps one to three, it also refused to entertain our suggestions of new objects for our charity or to discuss a compliance agreement,” wrote JNF in the email, adding that CRA representatives “refused to sit down with us at any point in the 10 years of this audit, except for one meeting a few months ago when two representatives of the appeals division granted us an hour and arrived at the meeting with no agenda and no questions for us.”
Bias in the audit, JNF claims
JNF said its appeal filing argues that “there is a reasonable apprehension of bias in the audit.”
An access to information request made it evident “that there was a campaign of anti-Israel organizations, unions, political parties, etc. calling upon the CRA to revoke JNF’s charitable status.
“We have written to the CRA with our concerns that this content may have biased the audit process. CRA replied in writing that there was no bias in the audit.
“This evidence of bias comes from the CRA’s own records, which show that the public pressure on the CRA and the minister to revoke JNF’s status was an important consideration within the chain of authority at the Charities Directorate,” the charity told The CJN.
JNF clarified its position regarding potential CRA bias.
“To be clear, we are not suggesting the CRA is antisemitic,” JNF wrote.
“As a Zionist-inspired organization, however, JNF Canada has many vociferous antisemitic detractors who we believe have influenced the decision-making process in this matter. “
The work done by JNF
Established in 1967, JNF, one of Canada’s oldest Jewish charities, is known for its tree-planting and environmental work in Israel, along with building playgrounds for children. Its more recent projects include JNF Quebec division’s Climate Solutions Prize, which encourages the development of innovative technology addressing climate change by nonprofit institutions and early-stage companies.
However, some of JNF’s projects, which its critics allege support the Israeli military or are on land in the West Bank, have made it the focus of scrutiny by Canadian critics of Israel. Adding to that scrutiny, former prime minister Stephen Harper—criticized by some for his pro-Israel stance–was a visible JNF supporter during his years in office, and JNF named the visitor centre at its Hula Valley bird sanctuary in Israel which opened in 2006 for Harper,
In its email to The CJN, the charity says that it has “systematically and comprehensively addressed” the issues raised in CRA’s 2014 audit.
“Although we do not concede that building parks and playgrounds on IDF land is a violation of charity law, we are no longer are involved with projects on IDF land or any projects that may in any roundabout way benefit the IDF.
“While JNF Canada disagrees that it is contrary to Canadian foreign policy to develop projects on disputed territory (there are dozens of Canadian charities that operate in the disputed territories with CRA’s blessing), we have not supported new projects in the disputed territories since this matter was brought to our attention.”
JNF said that it has an Israeli lawyer review issues of land ownership before undertaking a project “so that we can be certain that we are not doing anything in violation of CRA policies,” and that it had hired a new chief financial officer “who has worked closely with our legal counsel to enhance our record keeping.”
On its website, JNF says its mission currently is “focusing our efforts on the greatest needs in social and environmental infrastructure.”
“We will continue to raise funds in support of building Israel’s charitable social infrastructure to the benefit of vulnerable populations such as youth-at-risk, victims of domestic abuse, children with special needs, veterans and the disadvantaged” while the court appeal proceeds, JNF wrote.
“JNF Canada’s projects benefit all residents of Israel regardless of their religion, ethnicity, creed, [or] orientation.”
Years of anti-Zionist activism led to this moment
The current legal challenge follows years of scrutiny from opponents of the organization, including but not limited to IJV.
IJV’s national coordinator, Corey Balsam, who trumpeted the victory on social media, said the decision came after years of the group’s work on this file, though he noted JNF’s court appeal notice.
“Can’t believe it happened! IJV started working on this 15 years ago, building on decades of work by Ismail Zayid and others,” posted Balsam, referring to one of the four individuals IJV had helped to organize the campaign to have JNF’s charitable status probed and removed over JNF’s Canada Park project.
In 2017, IJV filed a complaint against JNF with federal authorities, alleging that the charity’s activities contravened the Income Tax Act, international law and CRA guidelines.
Then, in a highly critical CBC News article in January 2019, reporter Evan Dyer wrote that JNF had been the subject of the CRA audit over a complaint that it used charitable donations to build infrastructure for the Israel Defense Forces “in violation of Canada’s tax rules.” (JNF maintains that its last CRA audit was in 2014, though conflicting reports reference an audit in 2018. The notice of intent to revoke JNF’s status by CRA is dated August 20, 2019.)
JNF pushed back on the allegations that JNF Canada and its Israeli parent organization, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF), were supporting projects at several military bases, including outdoor fitness areas, developing a new training base, upgrading an existing auditorium for solider intake and new mess hall facilities at two air force bases.
JNF Canada says it stopped funding those projects in 2016 following CRA guidance and told Dyer for that report that JNF operates within CRA rules concerning the organization’s charitable status.
JNF’s CEO, Lance Davis, said at the time the projects were carried out on land owned by the IDF, but that JNF Canada’s charitable funds never flowed to the IDF.
Davis told The CJN in 2019 that with regards to projects “in disputed territory,” JNF is committed to continuing to work with the CRA “to ensure we are in full compliance,” and referred to a 2015 opinion piece in The CJN written by Alan Baker, Israel’s former ambassador to Canada, which argued that the land on which Canada Park sits was “never part of any Palestinian state or entity.”
In 2021, JNF Canada announced it had distanced itself from KKL-JNF which is “an Israeli public benefit corporation.”
“KKL serves as an agent to JNF Canada on a number of our charitable projects. This means that KKL works for JNF Canada in realizing projects that our board selects and agrees to fund. There is a long history between our organizations and we proudly collaborate with KKL on a variety of projects that advance Zionist education and enhancing the environment as well as the quality of life for the people of Israel,” JNF wrote in its email to The CJN.
“There was confusion with respect to the relationship between the two organizations so we rebranded to clarify that we are an independent Canadian charity.”
What the CRA has to say
A spokesperson for CRA declined The CJN’s request for an in-person interview, instead offering written responses to questions.
Addressing JNF’s allegations of anti-Israel sentiment within the CRA’s ranks influencing the charitable status revocation decision, CRA spokesperson Nina Ioussoupova told The CJN via email that the agency is “committed to administering acts for which it is responsible in a fair and impartial manner.”
“The CRA assesses all concerns about registered charities against a clear regulatory and risk framework designed to prevent bias in our decision-making process,” she wrote.
“Additionally, the CRA has a responsibility to protect the integrity of the tax system and the charitable sector and fulfills this responsibility through a balanced program of education, client service, and responsible enforcement, including audits.”
Citing confidentiality provisions under the laws it administers, CRA declined to comment on specific details of court cases.
The website Charity Intelligence Canada currently lists JNF Canada at a one-star rated charity. “JNF Canada is not financially transparent. Its audited financial statements are not posted on its website nor provided when requested,” the website reported.
Its last audited financial statements in 2022, show that JNF received $13.2 million in donations and spent $6.2 million on programs and grants, according to the Charity Intelligence page. JNF Canada’s reserve funds are $30.8 million, the website reports.
“JNF Canada works in Israel and Canada. Its programs in Israel focus on funding social and environmental infrastructure, while its Canadian projects focus on outreach and education in Jewish communities,” the Charity Intelligence page reads.
The website lists the charity’s five core programs as Builders Circle, Climate Solutions Prize, JNF Education, JNF Families, and JNF Future, but notes that JNF “does not provide a breakdown of spending by program.”
As of July 26, Charity Intelligence Canada has updated its JNF page with the following information:
“After nearly [five] years of review and exchanges with JNF Canada, the CRA Charities Directorate announced its decision to revoke its charity status. This would mean that support for JNF Canada no longer receives donation tax receipts. JNF Canada is appealing this decision claiming that the CRA Charities Directorate’s decision is wrong and unjustified.”
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Nakba exhbit at CMHR – you can see it right here and make your own assessment
By BERNIE BELLAN (Posted June 26, updated July 19) The Nakba exhibit at the Canadian Exhibit for Human Rights opened to the public June 27. The morning before the exhibit was set to open to the public, (it had a private opening for invited guests the evening of June 26) we received a press release from the CMHR. That press release gave a very detailed description of what was in the exhibit, along with photos (supplied by Annie Kierans of the CMHR).
There is also a link right at the beginning of the press release that will allow you to watch the same videos that anyone attending the exhibit can watch. We reprinted what was sent to us without making one edit. We leave it to you to form your own opinion as to whether the exhibit is fair in its presentation, and whether it is lacking “context” – which is an accusation that has been levelled at the exhibit’s organizers by some representatives of Jewish organizations.
We have received many emails in reaction to the exhibit. If you have an opinion and would like to see it published on this website, you can send it to jewishp@mymts.net, but please indicate whether you would be willing to have it published on this website.
Here is what we received the morning of June 26:
Winnipeg, MB — June 26, 2026 — The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) will open a new exhibit tomorrow that explores human rights violations related to the ongoing forced displacement of Palestinian Canadians.
Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present will be on display in the Rights Today gallery on Level 5 until 2028. Featuring personal stories told through artifacts and video testimonies, the exhibit presents Palestinian Canadians reflecting on their ongoing struggle for human rights. The small exhibit reveals enduring patterns of loss and resilience, helping visitors understand more about this contemporary human rights story.
Palestinian Canadian stories are now included alongside many other stories of forced displacement and human rights violations featured in the Museum’s galleries. Each of these stories contribute to our visitors understanding of human rights and help the Museum fulfill its mandate to foster reflection and dialogue.
Exhibition highlights
Personal stories and artifacts: Experience firsthand accounts from Palestinian Canadians sharing their journeys of displacement and memory through a series of five artifacts. Cases display artifacts like property deeds, house keys, and a traditional Palestinian embroidered dress, accompanied by short videos that deepen understanding of the impacts of displacement.
Powerful artworks: In her painting Bound Together in Gaza, Malak Mattar, a Gazan artist, captures the struggles and resilience of her generation shaped by conflict. Her work pays homage to Guernica, Picasso’s powerful masterpiece depicting civilian suffering during war.
Curfews and Closures, by Rajie Cook, bears witness to life under military occupation during the 2000–2005 Palestinian uprising, when curfews and closures were expanded and further limited basic rights and freedoms.
Cultural heritage: Discover traditional Palestinian embroidery called tatreez. Tatreez motifs and colours are tied to place, family history and regional identity. Patterns are associated with particular towns, villages or areas of Palestine. In this way, tatreez is a form of storytelling: a way of preserving memory, sustaining identity and expressing resilience across displacement and exile.
Poetry and reflection: Engage with Mahmoud Darwish’s evocative verses, inspiring personal reflection on exile, voice, and responsibility. Visitors can take a card containing Darwish’s poem and add a personal note, fostering ongoing dialogue beyond the exhibit.
Contemporary context: Witness striking images of current events in Gaza and the West Bank, connecting past displacement to ongoing struggles.
Quotes:
“No force can silence the truth we carry. Growing up in Canada, my children lived the Nakba through our stories. And now we watch it happen again, live, on our phones. When I see the images coming out of Gaza, I am not watching the news. I am watching my history repeat itself.” -Fouad Sahyoun, a Palestinian Canadian featured in the exhibit
“We developed this exhibit with a clear awareness that Palestinian Canadian voices have too often been marginalized, silenced or spoken over — and that anti-Palestinian racism affects whose stories are heard and whose suffering is recognized. That is why we intentionally centred Palestinian Canadian voices throughout the exhibit.” -Isabelle Masson, Curator of Palestine Uprooted
“Human rights matter precisely when they are inconvenient, when the question of who deserves the dignity of having their rights recognized is genuinely contested. These are the moments where having a national museum for human rights is most important.
There are people who believe this exhibit should not exist in its current form. There are people who believe it should have existed sooner. There are people who will visit this exhibit and feel that it does not say enough, and others who will feel it says too much.
We have listened to every one of these voices. We have reflected. And we have renewed our resolve to continue the difficult, sometimes contested, and often controversial work of building understanding about human rights. We are a museum grounded in Canada’s human rights framework, whose mandate requires us to bear witness to the full complexity of the human story. We are proud to open this exhibit because the story it tells will help achieve that mandate, and because this story belongs in the collective memory of Canadians.”
- – Isha Khan, CEO
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New GrowWinnipeg “Grow Together” highlights diverse origins of our growing Jewish community
By MYRON LOVE On Monday, June 11, about 120 younger Jewish Winnipeggers from diverse backgrounds came together at the Asper Campus for an evening of food and music, games and prizes and, most important, the opportunity to socialize with their peers from a growing community that reflects the long term success of our community’s 26-year-old GrowWinnipeg initiative.
“We are gathered here to celebrate your and your parents’ decisions to come to Winnipeg, build families and raise families here,” noted Dalia Szpiro, GrowWinnipeg’s director, in addressing the young adults in attendance.
To summarize, the GrowWinnipeg Initiative arose when our past community’s leadership recognized that our Jewish population was an aging and shrinking community with aging infrastructure.
The first stage was the planning and construction of the Asper Campus, which brought our major institutions and organizations under one roof in an attractive new building.
The next challenge was to attract more people to our community. GrowWinnipeg was created to take on the challenge. The initiative, which was officially launched in 2000, is unique in its efforts to reach out to young Jewish families throughout the Western world.
The first outreach efforts were directed at Argentina’s sizeable Jewish community at a time when the South American country’s economy was going through a very difficult period. Several of our community leaders visited the Jewish community in Buenos Aires and a website was established. Arrangements were made for local families to host Jewish Argentinians here on exploratory visits and the community helped the prospective immigrants navigate the then new Provincial Nominee Program, find jobs and establish themselves here.
Since then, many young families – from Argentina, as well as a great number of other countries – have chosen to make Winnipeg their new home. The young people at the recent GrowWinnipeg evening were reflective of the diversity of our growing community. During the course of the evening, I had the opportunity to speak with not only Israeli-born participants, also young people from Russia and Ukraine, Turkey and Uruguay – and a young lady who grew up in Ottawa.
Naomi Kirshenblatt Palansky originally came here from Ottawa to go to university. She met and married local entrepreneur Noah Palansky in 2023. (We wrote about Noah in the December 19, 2025 issue). That same year, the former competitive swimmer who competed in the Maccabiah Games in 2009 and 2013 served as manager of the Canadian Junior swimming team participating in the games. She is currently the director of operations and strategy for a company called CoinFlip.
Although born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Yael Borovich grew up in Winnipeg. She is the daughter of Dalia Szpiro and Eduardo Borovich (and younger sister of Vanessa) all of whom moved here in 2002. She is a graduate of the Asper School of Business and works as a senior client relationship manager for Scotia Bank’s commercial branch.
Siblings Igal and Edem Avimelek arrived here from Turkey six years ago with their parents, Etel and Moris. Edem is in her second year at the University of Manitoba while Igal is studying engineering at UBC.
They report that their father, Moris, has established the Upperwear Textile Agency – marketing textile products online – while their mother Etel, is senior IT Director, software development and data analytics and enterprise architecture at Standard Aero.
“Our parents were looking to move to a new country and came across the GrowWinnipeg webpage,” Edem says. “GrowWinnipeg has been really supportive of us in helping us move here and become established.”
More recent arrivals Alex Tsmokaliuk and Jane Hin are from Ukraine and Russia respectively and have been together since 2022. “We were looking for a peaceful place to start a family,”: Alex says. “We heard about GrowWinnpeg and here we are.”
Alex is a fitness trainer while Jane is working for WRE Development as a property manager.
Dora Bronstein, who is originally from Beersheva, is also a recent arrival to our community. “I came to Winnipeg because I wanted to get away from war – and I heard about GrowWinnipeg,” she says.
She is currently working for L.C. Taylor Licensed Insolvency Trustee as an estate manager.
Erele Tzidon and Daniel Mejnov
Last October, GrowWinnipeg introduced its new Youth Ambassadors program.
“Since October, we have been working to create an organized system and opportunities to help young newcomers find their people within our community,” wrote Youth Ambassador Erele Tzidon on Facebook.
“Our mission is to help young immigrants find a sense of home in Winnipeg and support a smooth and welcoming transition.
We are excited to help bring our young Jewish community together.
As reported in the Jewish Post about 18 months ago, Tzidon is originally from Moshav Ginaton in central Israel. She came to Winnipeg in 2018 with her parents Ofer – formerly regional manager for a car rental agency in Israel and now an RBC branch manager – and Sharon – an emotional therapist in Israel who is currently working as an educational assistant at Gray Academy – and three younger brothers.
The 20-year Gray Academy graduate has recently completed her third year in Science at the University of Manitoba. For the past three years, she has also been a member of Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin’s research team at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences (ICS), researching the link between pregnancy complications and the risk for heart disease.
In November, 2024, Tzidon was presented with the Dr. James S. McGoey Student Award – based on the quality of her cardiovascular research at the ICS, which operates out of the St. Boniface Hospital campus’s Albrechchtsen Research Centre.
Tzidon’s fellow Youth Ambassador is Daniel Mejnov. He was born in Beersheva but moved to Winnipeg with his parents, Dennis and Victoria (and younger brother Alon) 14 years ago. He is currently enrolled in an IT program at the University of Winnipeg.
Mejnov welcomed all those in attendance at the celebration and thanked the volunteers who helped him and Tzidon organize the event.
“It has been great being able to bring so many people together,” he said. “This is a good way to unite our community.
Two other individuals of particular note that I spoke with at the event were Orit Agabayev and Alina Plis, partners in three year old A and O Event Décor, who provided the balloon arches and walls, table settings and centre pieces for the evening.
Agabayev is originally from Netanya and Plis is from Yeruham (in southern Israel). The latter has been here for 18 years and operates a daycare. The former came 16 years. Her principal career is working in the field of animal nutrition.
In an Instagram PosI from four years ago, Plis noted that “I have always been passionate about planning parties and events. I started out with planning big surprise birthday parties for my kids. Eventually I began planning and decorating events for family and friends. Now I am taking the next step with my friend, Orit, who shares the same level enthusiasm as me. What drives me to go above and beyond is simply the excitement my creations bring to those who see my work.
On Facebook, Agabayev added that “Alina and I are so excited to start A&O event decor. We both love decorating and planning different events. We hope that you can put your trust in us to create or decorate an event for you. We do Birthday parties, anniversaries, bachelor/bachelorette parties, proposals, weddings and more..
“Message us with your ideas to get a free quote and you’re one step closer to having an unforgettable event.”
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Hungarian Holocaust survivor focus of new documentary co-produced by Winnipeggers Liam Karp and Jamie Michaels
By MYRON LOVE “I Draw Things the Best I Can,” a new documentary co-produced by Winnipegger Liam Karp and former Winnipegger Jamie Michaels premiered June 8 at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival.
The 40-minute film focuses on the life of Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor Adam Policzer from his childhood hiding with neighbours in Miskolc in 1944, his postwar immigration to Chile to reunite with his father (who came to Chile just before the war but was unable to bring his family out), his imprisonment in Chile for over a year under the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinoche following the coup in 1972, his subsequent immigration with his wife and family to Vancouver, and his successful career as an architect.
Earlier this year, Policzer unveiled a new side of himself. He wrote and drew all the illustrations for “The House Across the Street,” the story of his struggle for survival – a memorial he had published in the form of a graphic novel. The book was published by Jamie Michaels’ “Dirty Water Comics” in June.
According to its webpage, Dirty Water Comics is “a boutique publishing house that specializes in literary comics that showcase a unique voice and a talent for storytelling. We publish a selective catalogue, create immersive readings, and pride ourselves on championing the work we curate”.
Michaels co-founded the company in 2016 in order to publish his own first graphic comic –an account of his ambitious journey some years before – along with a couple of high school friends – to travel by canoe down the Red and Mississippi Rivers to the Gulf of Mexico. The launch of that graphic novel was reported in a story that previously appeared in The Jewish Post & News.
The son of John Michaels and Karen Stern then published a second graphic novel recounting the 1933 Christie Pitts riot, which pitted younger members of Toronto’s Jewish community and their supporters against Nazi-inspired thugs.
“The House across the Street” is Dirty Water Comics’ fourth publication. (“The Harrowing Tales of La Coriveau” – the third publication – “is a graphic novel retelling the legend and history of Marie-Josephte Corriveau, a Quebecois woman whom the English executed in 1763 for the murder of her second husband. Following her death, Corriveau was hanged from a tree outside of Quebec City in an iron cage. In the centuries that followed, her story was transformed. She became a caged witch who haunted lone travellers, a reviled murderess, and a victim of circumstance”.)
“I first met Adam Policzer a couple of years ago when he approached me about his book,” recalls Michaels, who recently earned his Ph.D from the University of Calgary, where he currently teaches. (His dissertation was on the evolution of Jewish and Arab nationalism during World War I.) “I reached out to Liam and he and I both thought it was a beautiful story and thAt we should make a documentary about Adam.”
Karp and Michaels have been friends since high school (Grant Park). Over the past ten years, the son of Marcia and Morris Karp has built a successful career as the go-to guy for visual effects for movies and television series being shot in and around Winnipeg. He is currently providing his expertise for the remake of the popualtr TV series “Little House on the Prairie,” which is being shot in and around Winnipeg.
In filming the documentary, Karp and Michaels spent time with Policzer and his family in Vancouver. They also filmed on location in Budapest and visited Miskolc to interview members of the family that hid him during the Holocaust.
Karp and Michaels express their appreciation to the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba and Manitoba Film and Music, which provided funding for the project.
Michaels reports that the partners have secured several screenings of the documentary throughout North America. “We hope to show Adam’s story at the Winnipeg Jewish Film Festival next year,” he says.
While Karp and Michaels don’t currently have any plans to collaborate again as yet, they both say that they would like to work together again.
