The event in Malmo has been axed as cinemas refused to host it, citing security concerns among other reasons, the organizers have said
The Jewish International Film Festival in Malmo, Sweden has been canceled because no venue agreed to host it, with some citing unspecified “security reasons,” the organizers have said.
Since the start of Israel’s military operation in Gaza in October 2023, a number of Jewish cultural events have faced similar difficulties in Western countries.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Sam Klebanov, one of the festival’s organizers, wrote that “finding a cinema for the festival turned out to be a real challenge.”
“No arthouse…
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