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The Dybbuk - Der dibuk
… by Michal Waszynski S. Anski (An-ski) : Based on the play by S. Ansky The Dybbuk is a Yiddish film classic based on the celebrated play of the same name by S. Ansky, written during the turbulent years of 1912-1917. The idea for the play came to Ansky as he led a Jewish folklore expedition …
American Matchmaker - Amerikaner Shadkhn
… Feature. 87 min. B & W Screenplay by S. Castle Music and Lyrics by Sam Morgenstern, … known on Second Avenue as “the Yiddish Fred Astaire,” plays an elegant and eligible bachelor who can never seem to …
Fiddler on the Roof
… Hollywood musical is an adaptation of Joseph Stein's hit play based on Sholem Aleichem's novel, 'Tevye the Dairyman' …
Yiddle With His Fiddle - Yidl mitn fidl
… duo for music, comedy and romance. Green's original screenplay was enhanced by the folksy lyrics of Yiddish poet Itzik …
A Cantor on Trial
… Secunda This short film festures Loui Leybele Waldmann playing three different parts: an old world Eastern European …
Ouverture to Glory - Der Vilner shtot khazn
… Directed by Max Nosseck The cantor of the Vilna Synagogue, played by the great real-life cantor Moishe Oysher, leaves …
The Jazz Singer
… six songs. Directed by Alan Crosland, it is based on the play 'Day of Atonement' by Samson Raphaelson. The story …
Morocco: Music of the Jews from North Africa
… Tzipora For digital version viewable on Windows Media Player see: online catalogue of the Steven Spielberg …
A Man from Munkasc: Gypsy Klezmer
… musicians were not Jews but Rom. In fact, the Rom had played with and for Jews for so many years that some of them … virtuoso violinist who traveled throughout the Soviet Union playing classical, Rom, Russian and klezmer music until his …
The Comedian Harmonists - Documentary
… consisting of a bass, a baritone, two tenors, a piano player and one who imitated musical instruments, was a huge …