Toronto Holocaust Museum

Neuberger HEW 2026 | The Mad Dog of Europe

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Still from "The Mad Dog of Europe"

November 4, 2026 | 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Screening Premiere Partner program

The Mad Dog of Europe

Toronto Premiere

France / Germany 2026, 80 min

Director: Rubika Shah

This gripping documentary uncovers the remarkable true story of The Mad Dog of Europe, a screenplay written in 1932 by Herman J. Mankiewicz, a decade before Citizen Kane. Conceived as an urgent warning about the rise of Nazism, the film was never made after Hollywood’s Jewish studio executives, constrained by diplomatic pressure and financial interests, refused to produce it. This compelling documentary explores the intersection of politics, censorship, and the film industry, while drawing striking parallels to today’s climate of polarization, resurgent antisemitism, and cultural silencing.

Screening followed by a Zoom Q&A with Nick Davis, grandson of Herman Mankiewicz.

This is a joint event and the collection and use of personal information of registrants will be subject to the privacy policy of each of UJA and TJFF. 

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Date & Time

Wednesday, November 4, 2026

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Cost

$18

Venue

Leah Posluns Theatre

4588 Bathurst Street

In the Charlotte and Lewis Steinberg Family Cultural Pavilion, in the Sheff Family Building

Partners

Supported by

Deborah and Neil Fischler & family in loving memory of all of their family that perished during the Holocaust.

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