This event is in the past.It took place on February 22, 2026 at Film Forum.
Drama Film
Drama Film🎬One of the finest examples of Yiddish cinema (J. Hoberman)
⭐One of the century's greatest actors (The Village Voice)
🍰The cranberry walnut cake is divine
Step 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
Drama FilmDrama Film🎬One of the finest examples of Yiddish cinema (J. Hoberman)
⭐One of the century's greatest actors (The Village Voice)
🍰The cranberry walnut cake is divine
Step 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
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