Iron Ladies

Documentary

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Canadian premiere
June 12
5:00pm
In Person
Leah Posluns Theatre
June 13
- June 15
Online
Online at TJFF Virtual Cinema
COUNTRIES
Ireland
France
Germany
Country
Year
2024
Running Time
51 minutes
Language
English
Director
Aoife Kelleher
Closed Captioning available for online screening

Meet “the 35s”, a daring group of housewives and mothers from Dublin and London who defied the Soviets at the height of the Cold War to help secure the release of refuseniks and paved the way for the liberation of many Soviet Jews. The film surprises at every turn with their creative and unconventional methods–from organizing protests to partnering with a secret Israeli government agency to facilitate clandestine trips behind the Iron Curtain. Now in their 80s, they talk about how their grassroots activism yielded tangible results and attracted supporters such as Laurence Olivier, Ingrid Bergman and Jane Fonda.

Guests

Community Leader Wendy Eisen and Lawyer Bonnie Goldberg

Co Presenters
Awards & Festivals
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2025
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2025
UK Jewish Film Festival 2024

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Iron Ladies

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