Yiddish - Language
Sun 21 Aug 2011
2011
August 2011
Sunday 21 August 2011
Sun 21 Aug, 2-3:30 pm. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900. National Yiddish Book Center - [email][events]
Applebaum-Driker Theater FILM Billed as the “first Jewish musical comedy talking picture,” His Wife’s Lover (Zayn vaybs lubovnik) stars popular Yiddish theatrer comedian Ludwig Satz in his only film performance. Written by a female author—Sheyne Rokhl Simkoff under the pen name Shin Ra-Chell—about whom little is known, the film explores issues of role reversals and love triangles 80 minutes | Yiddish w/ith new English subtitles | USA| 1931 Provided by the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University Cost: $8/member; $10/non-member; $5/student Date: Sunday, August 21, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM