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Bridge of Light: Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds
Bridge of Light Yiddish Film Between Two Worlds Author:J. Hoberman This fascinating cultural and social history places Yiddish-language cinema in the contexts of twentieth-century Jewish history, the history of motion picturesparticularly in the United States, Poland, and the Soviet Unionand the development of Yiddish secular culture. From the legendary moviehouses and figures to the classic and for... more »gotten films, Bridge of Light is a testament to Yiddish cinema's glory days and an homage to it in its decline.« less