This event is in the past.It took place on February 22, 2026 at Film Forum.
Drama Film
Drama FilmStep back into 1932 with the first Yiddish talkie to tackle progressive politics head-on. Maurice Schwartz stars as a despotic factory boss trying to recreate his lost shtetl on the Lower East Side, in this rare 16mm screening introduced by the Tenement Museum's president.
Yiddish cinema
Lower East Side history
Introduced by expert
1930s melodrama
Tips
đŹone of the finest examples of Yiddish cinema (J. Hoberman)
âone of the century's greatest actors (The Village Voice)
đ°the cranberry walnut cake is divine
Uncle Moses
Hudson Square
Drama FilmDrama FilmStep back into 1932 with the first Yiddish talkie to tackle progressive politics head-on. Maurice Schwartz stars as a despotic factory boss trying to recreate his lost shtetl on the Lower East Side, in this rare 16mm screening introduced by the Tenement Museum's president.
Yiddish cinema
Lower East Side history
Introduced by expert
1930s melodrama
Tips
đŹone of the finest examples of Yiddish cinema (J. Hoberman)
âone of the century's greatest actors (The Village Voice)
đ°the cranberry walnut cake is divine
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