This event is in the past.It took place on December 13, 2025 at Congregation Beth Am.
Joan Micklin Silver's restored 1975 masterpiece follows a "greenhorn" wife navigating identity and marriage in 1896 immigrant New York. Carol Kane's Oscar-nominated performance anchors this National Film Registry gem, with a post-screening discussion.
Classic cinema
Immigration history
Yiddish language film
Post-screening discussion
Jewish Film Series Presents: "Hester Street"
Los Altos Hills
Joan Micklin Silver's restored 1975 masterpiece follows a "greenhorn" wife navigating identity and marriage in 1896 immigrant New York. Carol Kane's Oscar-nominated performance anchors this National Film Registry gem, with a post-screening discussion.
Classic cinema
Immigration history
Yiddish language film
Post-screening discussion
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