Hadassah Santa Cruz

10/13/2026

Looking forward to it!

Join us at the Z3 Conference 2026, where Dr. Tomer Persico and Dr. Pamela Paresky, two of this year's keynote speakers, will come together for a thought-provoking conversation exploring Zionism, Jewish identity, and the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora.

November 1, 2026 | Palo Alto, CA

Register today to secure your spot! https://www.z3project.org/z3-conference

10/13/2026

Thank you Lookout Santa Cruz for mentioning the Lonely Child Movie cosponsored with Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival. We’re also looking forward to closing night’s “My Name is Gitta” and many other films 🙏

The Santa Cruz Film Festival runs Wednesday through Sunday and features documentaries exploring AIDS activism, Holocaust history and cultural resistance, alongside comedies, thrillers and films…

10/13/2026

So powerful - and so sad that right here in Santa Cruz, our hostage posters were ripped down.

Screened at the 2025 SCJFF, the feature documentary TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War, has won the 2026 New York Emmy® Award for Best Documentary - Cultural.

WATCH the filmmaker's Emmy acceptance speech here.
https://us.list-manage.com/QelRwtAldVm?e=da9cff8e81&c2id=b18619d81badf92917a46729d48f1f35

And if you haven't seen TORN yet, the film is available to rent online.

Following ten New Yorkers caught in the conflict over the October 7 "Kidnapped from Israel" posters, the movie explores what happens when solidarity, protest, and personal grief collide on the streets of one of the world's most diverse cities.

10/13/2026

We just sent out our Chapter's latest e-newsletter -- Didn't get it? Maybe it's in your spam folder. It's filled with upcoming events and more. Including two films in the Santa Cruz Film Festival cosponsored by Santa Cruz Jewish Film Festival - 10/15 Lonely Child Movie and 10/18 "My Name is Gitta"

10/13/2026

Hey, look what’s playing in November at Opera San Jose!

10/11/2026

Facing antisemitism? Speak out!

Jonah Platt has a recipe for combating antisemitism: Speak out.

10/10/2026

Lovely Shabbat Walk & Talk today at Quail Hollow Ranch. Thank you Mimi for being our wonderful and informative guide. Cosponsored with Hadassah Santa Cruz TBE Sisterhood and Chadeish Yameinu Jewish Renewal

10/09/2026

Thank you Santa Cruz Sentinel and photographer Shmuel Thaler.