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Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
… Directed by Dan Katzir This film tells a dual tale. The first is of Zypora Spaisman, who … the 21st century and the hardships which that entailed. The film, shot over the last eight days of the year 2000, … coincided with the eight days of Hanukkah. Throughout the film, the viewer is exposed to what seems like a hopeless …
Le Blues du Yiddish
… Directed by Sylvie Anne Goldberg and Alex Szalat This film is about Yiddish culture in Paris. The soundtrack …
Yiddish – The Mame Loshn (Yiddish - the Mother Tongue)
… its numbers have steeply decreased. This emmy-award winning film interviews American Yiddish speakers including actors … Different aspects of the culture are discussed such as film, poetry and music. There are a few scenes in the film where Yiddish music is heard and performed. Some of …
Wild Man Blues
… Directed by Barbara Kopple In this documentary film director Barbara Kopple follows Woody Allen on a rare … jazz band. One could raise the question whether this film is relevant to Jewish music or not. Its relevance can … looking over the past five decades; Woody Allen's name and films have become synecdoches for American Jewish culture. …
Uncle Moses
… Directed by Sidney Goldin and Aubrey Scotto This 1932 film, based on Shalom Asch's novel, was one of the first American Yiddish films. It deals with many of the issues that occupied the … the latter, are expressed through the music of the film. One example is the niggun that Uncle Moses' father …
Unataneh Tokef
… Directed by Yehuda Yaniv This film follows the premier of Yair Rosenblum's version of … Kippur war memorial service at Kibbutz Beith Hashita. The film leads up to the first performance of the song, sung by … imagine himself in a synagogue when performing it. The Film also includes the performances of other Yom Kippur …
Tree of Life
… Directed by John Ferno This film, narrated by Laurence Olivier, contains performances of …
Tomorrow's A Wonderful Day
… Directed by Helmar Lerski This film is a docu-drama about a young holocaust survivor in the … of Lecha Dodi, a tune that brings solace and calm to the film's protagonist. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish …
This is How We Build Musical Instruments Made of Plants
… This film stars and is narrated by 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade … the children sing and dance with the instruments. Complete film on Youtube, courtesy of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Virtual Cinema : … 9 … 34140 … … Eretz-Israel … …
Dort wo die Zeder: A Forgotten Zionist Anthem in German
… only after more than three decades. [24] A documentary film about their story titled ‘Menachem & Fred’ by the …