Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2017-10-17
Invested on: 2019-09-12
Helen Zukerman, M.S.M.
Toronto, Ontario
In 1993, Helen Zukerman created the Toronto Jewish Film Festival to give Toronto moviegoers a variety of films featuring Jewish culture and religion. Now the largest Jewish cultural event in Canada, the festival highlights emerging Jewish actors and filmmakers from around the world and gives them a forum to share their latest artistic creations.