A Yiddish World Remembered (2004)
• November 14th, 2004 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Great Yiddish Love
Released on: 2002-01-01
Drama, Documentary
Set in Berlin and New York's Lower East Side, The Great Yiddish Love stars the self-exiled Marlene D...
The Paper Brigade
Released on: 2018-03-15
Documentary, History
Lithuania, 1941, during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of texts on Jewish culture, stolen by th...
Religulous
Released on: 2008-10-01
Documentary, Comedy
Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about the...
Human Lampshade: A Holocaust Mystery
Released on: 2012-09-29
Mystery, Documentary, War
This story follows one man's quest to uncover the origins and reveal the mysteries of a possible Hol...
Promises
Released on: 2001-01-30
Documentary
Documentarians Justine Shapiro and B.Z. Goldberg traveled to Israel to interview Palestinian and Isr...
JA
Released on: 2020-03-13
Documentary
Jacob, an elderly man living in a luxurious villa near Geneva called Rosebud, has just changed his n...
Detained
Released on: 2001-02-22
Documentary
Najwa, Nawal, and Siham, three Palestinian widows, live with their 11 children in a house on Shuhada...
Chaja & Mimi
Released on: 2013-06-22
Documentary
Chaja Florentin and Mimi Frons have been best friends for 83 years. Born and raised in Berlin, they ...
We Were Here
Released on: 2011-09-09
Documentary
A reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the...
The Lost European
Released on: 2015-01-17
Documentary
This documentary commemorates the life and heroic efforts of Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued thousands...
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
Released on: 2000-09-15
Documentary, History, War
In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their...
The Last Resort
Released on: 2018-01-23
Documentary
An uncannily revealing portrait of American photographers Andy Sweet and Gary Monroe and the vibrant...
Defamation
Released on: 2009-05-01
Documentary
Intent on shaking up the ultimate 'sacred cow' for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a p...
The Dybbuk: A Tale of Wandering Souls
Released on: 2015-11-19
Documentary
30 thousand Hasidim journey to Uman in Ukraine to celebrate the Jewish New Year at the gravesite of ...
Marching to Zion
Released on: 2015-03-26
Documentary
Documentary tracing the history of the Jewish people from the destruction of the temple in AD 70 to ...
Welcome to Yiddishland
Released on: 2024-06-09
Documentary
An upbeat, witty, and timely exploration of a global community of artists creating innovative work i...
House of Life: A Jewish Cemetary in Prague
Released on: 2008-01-01
Documentary, History
A deep dive documentary into the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.
The Gatekeepers
Released on: 2012-07-09
Documentary, History, War
In an unprecedented and candid series of interviews, six former heads of the Shin Bet — Israel's int...
The Port of Last Resort
Released on: 1998-01-01
Documentary
Documentary that follows the lives of several Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai during WWII.