A Yiddish World Remembered (2004)
Films, photographs and interviews depict Jewish life in the "shtetls" of Eastern Europe.
60 min
Elliott Gould narrates this affectionate look at life in the shtetls of Eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. "It's unreal that all this could have just disappeared," says Polish native Mariem Adler Stok, one of the seniors whose memories of this "Yiddish world" give this documentary its life. The hour traces Jewish history in Europe and explores Jews' focus on education, their religious customs, clothing, food, music and theater.
- Release date
- November 14, 2004
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Michael Baran as Self
- Mila Baran as Self
- Chaskel Besser as Self
- Dvoire Gershengorina as Self
- Elliott Gould as Narrator
- Aron Grunfeld as Self
- Felicja Berland Hyatt as Self
- Samuel Kassow as Self
- Fran Laufer Lask as Self
- Paul H. Orenstein as Self
Crew
- Andrew Goldberg · Director
- Andrew Goldberg · Writer
- Jacob Craycroft · Editor
- Doug Morrione · Editor