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Periphery is a photographic and film exhibition created in partnership by No Silence on Race (NSOR) and the Ontario Jewish Archives (OJA). Periphery is a short film about ethnic diversity in the Jewish community in Toronto, Canada. Sharing narratives from individuals of multiracial and multiethnic backgrounds, Periphery creates space to look, listen, and learn from participants as they share their experiences and explore ideas of representation, intersectionality, ethnicity, race, and sexuality. Periphery invites us to appreciate the richness of Jewish identity and cultural expression while illustrating the feeling of grappling to belong. The film and portraits draws our attention inwards and invites us to examine how we foster and support a broader and richer view of the Jewish community.
Periphery
Main Credits
Directed by Sara Yacobi-Harris
Produced by Sara Yacobi-Harris
Executive Produced by Ontario Jewish Archives & No Silence on Race
Director of Photography & Cinematographer: Marcus Armstrong
Edited by Marcus Armstrong
Photography by Liat Aharoni
Sound Mixer: Marcus Armstrong
Animation & Rotoscoping: Veronica Rogers
Unit Manager: Donna Bernardo-Ceriz
Colourist: Marcus Armstrong
Production Assistant: Yoni Belete
Production Assistant: Akilah Allen-Silverstein
Musical Score
Etz, Still, Selichot
Composed by Westside Gravy (Noah Shufutinsky)
Egyptian Walk, Coccyx Balance, Fortification
Kevin Sport
Nign Shabbos V’Yom Tov
Written and performed by Rena Branson and Marni Loffman
“Everyone’s personal experience and relationship to their Jewish identity and to G-d and Torah and to the Jewish community is their own.”
Maxine Lee Ewaschuk
“Let’s challenge this idea that there’s only one voice speaking for Jews . . . and dispel this myth that there’s one way to be Jewish.”
Nobu Adilman
“I always felt Jewish and Hindu growing up. I felt like Devyani Saltzman, which was a weird mix that nobody else seemed to quite have . . . and it was reflected in my name as well.”
Devyani Saltzman 
“As a community, let’s talk about race. Let’s talk about mixed Jews. Let’s talk about not denying people their identities. Let’s talk about inclusiveness.”
Asha Allen-Silverstein 
“My parents’ generation was rejected in many ways, and therefore I feel a sense of responsibility when given opportunities. I strive to create progress for the next generation.”
Ariella Daniels
“People who identify as being Jewish come from all different backgrounds; there isn’t one “image,” and that is what makes being Jewish so unique.”
Sarah Aklilu 
“My Jewishness is . . . the ground I walk on . . . it is the way I perceive the world . . . it is family and tradition and rootedness and connectedness.”
Tema Smith
“I am a Jew because I chose to be a Jew . . . Jewish life in Rio was not an easy one. I felt looked at and rejected. Today, as a member of Temple Emanu-El . . . I am welcomed and celebrated.”
Fábio Sena
“I’m attached to a liturgical perspective of the Jewish spirituality, but always in a progressive, diverse and inclusive expression.”
André Sena 
“There is a space for your identity and people are waiting for you to show yourself . . . anyone that’s out there that feels like they remain on the periphery, put your hand up and find a spot for your voice to be heard.”
Daniel Sourani
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