A Yiddish World Remembered

A Yiddish World Remembered (2004)

Released Documentary · 60 min

 

A Yiddish World Remembered (2004)

Released Documentary · 60 min

 

Films, photographs and interviews depict Jewish life in the "shtetls" of Eastern Europe.

Elliott Gould narrates this affectionate look at life in the shtetls of Eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. "It's unreal that all this could have just disappeared," says Polish native Mariem Adler Stok, one of the seniors whose memories of this "Yiddish world" give this documentary its life. The hour traces Jewish history in Europe and explores Jews' focus on education, their religious customs, clothing, food, music... see more

Films, photographs and interviews depict Jewish life in the "shtetls" of Eastern Europe.

Elliott Gould narrates this affectionate look at life in the shtetls of Eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. "It's unreal that all this could have just disappeared," says Polish native Mariem Adler Stok, one of the seniors whose memories of this "Yiddish world" give this documentary its life. The hour traces Jewish history in Europe and explores Jews' focus on education, their religious customs, clothing, food, music... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Nov 14, 2004
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English, Yiddish
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