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09/24/2007

Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

There's a documentary titled Yiddish Theater: A Love Story coming to New York and LA this November. Dan Katzir, the documentary's director, posted news of the screenings to the Yugntruf mailing list last week, noting that the film tries to get across a "message about the importance of keeping Yiddish theater alive to a larger community."

"Enter the funny, larger-than-life world of Yiddish Theater today through this documentary film about the amazing woman who has kept the oldest running Yiddish Theater in America alive. Zypora Spaisman is a Holocaust survivor who conquers all hearts in her passion for art, life and Yiddish.

This heartwarming story of one unique woman's struggle portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth.

Shot in real time in one of the coldest winters in NEW YORK over the eight days of Hanukkah, Zypora's theater has one week to raise funding to keep their show going. Many miracles occur during this week. But will they be enough to save this critically acclaimed Yiddish show?"


Passion, miracles, melodrama, larger-than-lifedness: sounds like Yiddish theater all right! I'm not much for "miracles," but I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this.

Comments

The film is going to be released in NYC starting November 21st.
In LA starting November 30th.
In Tel Aviv (Israel) starting November 15

The length of our run is dependent on advance ticket sales, so please buy tickets in advance. There's a group discount for groups larger than 20 people. So please do help us by telling your friends.

NYC: The Two Boots Pioneer Theater (scroll to bottom):

http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/jewish.html

LOS ANGELES: The Laemmle Theatres

http://www.laemmle.com/viewmovie.php?mid=3304

TEL AVIV: Lev Theaters Dizengoff Center http://www.go.wall.co.il/doculev

Come enjoy this film that is guaranteed to make you laugh and cry or read more about it online:
http://www.yiddishtheater.net

Dan

Posted by: Dan Katzir | 09/28/2007

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