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Pillar of fire: a television history of Israel’s rebirth: VII. A nation reborn (1947-1948)
… Documentary about Zionism from its inception in 1897 to the establishment of the State of … the ceremony May 8th, 1948 at the Tel Aviv Museum. This includes also a recording of 'Hatikva' performed by the …
Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing
… Documentary. Yiddish and Hebrew w/ English subtitles. 53 min. Too Early To Be Quiet, Too Late To Sing,' … Hiller, expressing the status of Yiddish literature today. This also describes the atmosphere in Chava Alberstein's …
A Cantor's Tale
… Documentary. The tradition of Eastern European Jewish cantorial music is alive … heirloom. It is Cantor Mendelson’s mission to insure that this legacy is passed on to this and the next generation and …
The Singing Blacksmith - Yankl der schmid
… Feature. USA, 95 min. Yiddish with English subtitles. Director: Edgar Ulmer Yiddish … to become a mensch. Recently rediscovered footage makes this the most complete extant version of Ulmer’s lively folk …
Kurt Weill
… Documentary. German, English, French and Italian, English subtitles; 97 min. The well-known Jewish … Sven Dufer cinematically reconstructs the biography of this outstanding composer, successfully utilizing archival …
Blue Note: The Story of Modern Jazz
… This documentary is a testament to the passion and vision of … the time received scant attention from mainstream America. Without money or connections, speaking little English, the … unknown musicians on the Blue Note label in 1939. Today this list of artists reads like a Who's Who of jazz …
Fiddler on the Roof
… Picon, Paul Michael Glaser, Leonard Frey, and Michele Marsh This classic Hollywood musical is an adaptation of Joseph Stein's hit play based on Sholem Aleichem's novel, 'Tevye the …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… Feature. 92 minutes, B&W, Yiddish with English subtitles Directed by Joseph Green and Jan … Green returned to his native Poland from America to produce this film, the most commercially successful musical in the …
Channels of Rage
… Documentary, 72 min. Written & Directed by: Anat Halachmi Produced by: Anat … as lyrical battles begin to spill onto the streets. This explosive and dynamic documentary explores the tensions …
The Jester - Der Purimshpiler
… Set in a Galician shtetl before the First World War, this musical comedy focuses on three main characters: … scheme to marry Esther into a prominent family in the community as well as the festival of Purim. … 81 … 81 … 9 … 35783 …