Nestled in the heart of Toronto’s vibrant Annex neighbourhood, the Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal JCC is where artistry, culture, and community come together. More than just a performance venue, it is a gathering place for stories that inspire, challenge, and connect us — a home for authentic expression and shared experience.
Featured Programs
Join internationally renowned novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Irving for a special screening of The Cider House Rules, the acclaimed film adaptation of his bestselling novel.
Irving will introduce the film and share reflections on its themes, the making of the movie and behind-the-scenes stories from its journey to the Oscars. Following the screening, stay for an informal community discussion.
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Sun | Nov 1 | 2pm
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What happens when two families discover that their grandparents came from the same small Polish town before fleeing to survive the Holocaust?
In The Wanderers, author and immigration journalist Daniela Gerson traces her family’s and her wife’s extraordinary stories of survival, displacement and migration across generations and continents.
Join us as part of Neuberger Holocaust Education Week 2026 for a special conversation with Gerson about her book and the family histories that shape our understanding of the past.
Thu | Nov 5 | 7:30pm
Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC
Books will be available for purchase, followed by an author signing.
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A new threat to Holocaust memory
Holocaust de-Judaization minimizes or erases the fact that Jews were the Holocaust’s primary, targeted victims. It folds their genocide into a generic “humanity” narrative, inflates other groups’ suffering to equal status, or recasts Jews as perpetrators rather than victims.
Join Professor Jan Grabowski and Peter Jassem to learn about the dramatic growth of this phenomenon and how it obscures the Holocaust’s specifically antisemitic logic and the near-total destruction of European Jewry.
Presented in honour of Holocaust Education Week.
Thu | Nov 5 | 1-2:30pm
Join us in the Al Green Theatre, on Zoom simulcast, or register to receive the recording.
Peter Harris returns with an 'outrageous' lecture
Modern architects have created many outrageous, astonishing, brilliant and weird dwellings. Some look like spaceships, others like spaced-out castles, and still others like three-dimensional artworks.
Join Dr. Peter Harris for a tour of Capital Hill House, the Winchester House, San Simeon, the Hundertwasser House, the Chemosphere and more. Discover just how untrammelled the architectural imagination can be.
Thu | Nov 12 | 1-2:30pm
Al Green Theatre, Zoom simulcast or recording
Celebrate the music of the British Invasion
In the mid-1960s, North America was swept by an unprecedented wave of British rock and pop.
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Cream and Herman’s Hermits took the world by storm, forever transforming music and pop culture.
Put on your dancing shoes and sing along with Canada’s premier 1960s British Invasion tribute band. Stay after the concert for a dessert reception featuring Chanukah and holiday treats.
Thu | Dec 10 | 1-3:30pm
About the Al Green Theatre
Our programming reflects the richness and diversity of contemporary Jewish culture, while embracing voices and ideas from across the creative spectrum. From film screenings and live performances to thought-provoking conversations and community celebrations, every event at the Al Green Theatre is curated with care and intelligence — designed to delight audiences and spark meaningful dialogue.
We are proud to offer an elegant, fully equipped theatre experience that combines warmth and sophistication. Whether you’re attending a play, a concert, a festival, or a speaker series, you’ll find yourself immersed in an atmosphere that values artistry and welcomes everyone.
At the Miles Nadal JCC, the Al Green Theatre serves as a cultural hub — a place where Jewish heritage meets modern creativity, where emerging and established artists find common ground, and where the community comes together to explore what it means to express, belong, and celebrate.
Join us in discovering why audiences return again and again — for the quality of our programming, the intimacy of our space, and the joy of connection that only live performance can bring.
Experience the Al Green Theatre — where culture comes alive, community takes the stage, and every story finds its light.
Our Signature Program: The Speakers Annex
The Speakers Annex is Toronto's most exciting new speakers series. Curated by Will Di Novi, the creator of the popular Curious Minds Lectures and Author Events, which ran for almost a decade, this program of lively lectures and enriching conversations features Canada's leading thinkers and speakers, exploring interesting topics in arts, culture, history and beyond.
Bring your friends—and your inquisitive minds—to the warm, convivial atmosphere of the Al Green Theatre in the Miles Nadal JCC, as we turn it into the city's most exciting cultural salon.
Click here to see all upcoming Speaker Annex events.
To learn more, and receive updates on upcoming programs, please sign up for the Speakers Annex newsletter here.
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