"Torn" Screening and Discussion

After Hamas kidnapped 251 people from Israel on October 7, and as Israel’s war in Gaza unfolded, a conflict thousands of miles away erupted on New York’s walls. TORN captures the emotional fallout of the now-iconic “KIDNAPPED” poster campaign—a grassroots act of solidarity that quickly became a flashpoint, igniting confrontations between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian New Yorkers. 
 
Through the voices of artists, activists, and hostage families, the film unpacks the motivations behind those putting up and tearing down the posters, exposing a complex proxy war fought in stickers, slogans, and torn paper. By revealing how a distant war fractured daily life in one of the world’s most diverse cities, TORN forces a reckoning with identity, free speech, and empathy in an age of polarization. 

Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage for a screening of Torn, followed by a discussion with Director, Producer & Writer, Nim Shapira, activist Nina Mogilnik, and college student Julia Simon.