Screams Before Silence contains accounts of sexual violence against women. We encourage you to take care of your mental and emotional health, and you are welcome to exit the room at any time.

During the October 7 attacks on Israeli towns and at the Nova Music Festival, women and girls were raped, assaulted, and mutilated. Released hostages have revealed that Israeli captives in Gaza have also been sexually assaulted.

Despite the indisputable evidence, these atrocities have received little scrutiny from human rights groups and international organizations. Many leading figures in politics, academia, and media have attempted to minimize or even deny that they occurred. In Screams Before Silence, a 60-minute, presenter-led documentary film, Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres.

While the subject matter and descriptions of events are graphic in nature, it does not have graphic images. The filmmakers chose to leave those out or blur them out of respect for the victims and survivors.

Gail Sandler will be leading a discussion before and afterwards.
 

Gail Sandler

Gail Sandler is a Beth Tikvah member and chairs the Beth Tikvah Bereavement Support team. She is also a Certified Bereavement Educator and an experienced facilitator. Gail has practiced and taught Therapeutic Touch workshops in the Holistic Health Program at Seneca College, at hospices, hospitals, nursing homes and was an instructor in the York Region Palliative Care volunteer training program.

Further listening:
We highly recommend listening to this podcast either before or after watching the film:
Call me Back with Dan Senor - Screams Before Silence - with Sheryl Sandberg

Click here to listen to the podcast.