Yiddish Film Class: “Hester Street”

Top Pick December 7, 2016 Brookline $5.00 - $10.00
(Screenshot by Midwest Films)
(Screenshot by Midwest Films)

HESTER STREET (USA, 1975) – In English with some Yiddish.  This excellent reconstruction of the Lower East Side provides insight into changes in family life that came with the immigration experience and depicts the new common danger – assimilation, present even in the 1920s.

The first half of the 20th century was a period of profound change in the lives of Ashkenazi Jews in both Eastern Europe and North America. Yiddish films captured the joys, sorrows, pain, happiness, doubts, dilemmas and hope that accompanied the profound changes in people’s lives. In this short course, we will learn from the films that entertained our ancestors and fortified them to face the challenges of the times. Besides the historic context, the films provide insight into the transformations in the relations between Jews and non-Jews, in gender roles and in family life. Immigration to America brought not only prosperity but the challenge of assimilation, while opening at the same time the door to civic engagement that was unthinkable in the Old Country.

The course will be taught by Professor Barry H. Schneider, Ph.D., who currently teaches at the psychology department of Boston College. Barry specializes in clinical psychology; his favorite course offering is a seminar on images of mental illness in film. Barry also has some background in film studies and Jewish education. His passionate interest in Jewish film stems from his desire to learn more about his own roots (as in this course) and about the Jewish communities around the world that he has met during his career.

This is the last of four sessions, on Wednesday evenings from 7–9:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to attend all four sessions but may attend individual sessions. Each class will begin with an introduction, then the film, and, finally, an open discussion.

Members: $5 per film
Non-Members: $10 per film

(Cash or check, to be collected on the evening of the 7th. Please RSVP to nfisher@ohabei.org)

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Fact Sheet
When
Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where
Temple Ohabei Shalom
1187 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 02446
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Price
$5.00 Member
$10.00 Non-Member

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