Use comp code 9AV26 at checkout on July 23 to take advantage of complimentary tickets for this special day at the Museum.

Together with our partners, join the Toronto Holocaust Museum for a unique Tisha B’Av experience to observe the Jewish day of sorrow. Visit the Museum throughout the day for a special experience highlighting the importance of bearing witness to the Holocaust and the tragedies of Tisha B’Av.

Tisha B’Av (the 9th of the month of Av) is observed as a day of mourning for the destruction of the two ancient temples in Jerusalem. On this day, we also commemorate other tragedies throughout Jewish history, including the Holocaust. Through collective grief, remembrance, and reflection, we work to overcome the baseless hatred and divisions that contributed to the destruction of the Second Temple and the exile of the Jewish people. 

As part of the day, the Museum will present Today Is A Gift (2026), a moving short documentary by Toronto-born artist, filmmaker, and descendant David Rendall. The film offers a harrowing and poignant portrait of 96-year-old Sally Rendall as she recounts her fortuitous survival through the Holocaust in Romania and her modest new beginnings as a Montréal immigrant. Elegantly captured through the eyes of her grandson, Today Is A Gift blends traditional documentary with imaginative hand-drawn charcoal animations. 

The film will be screened in the Museum’s theatre at 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM. Please select your preferred screening time when registering.