Yiddish Culture Festival

Sunday, October 27, 2024

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Stokes Hall STO 131 Stokes Auditorium

10/27/2024 03:00 PM America/New_York Yiddish Culture Festival Stokes Hall

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Contact

Jeff Tecosky-Feldman

jtecosky@haverford.edu

Type

Film

Audience

Alumni
Faculty and Staff
General Public
Parents and Families
Prospective Students and Families
Students

Event Calendar

A screening of the rarely seen Yiddish film Mothers of Today (1939), which has been restored by the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis.

Made in the USA and directed by Harry Lynn. This soapy, over-the-top drama about assimilation has it all: cantors and gangsters, Yiddish songs, liturgical singing and comedy interludes. Discussion to follow the film. In Yiddish, with English subtitles (85 minutes). For more information about this film, see www.haverford.edu/ycf and a review in the Forward here.