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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

An Index of Classic Yiddish Cinema

This is an unofficial list of classic Yiddish movies based on the catalog of the National Center for Jewish Film. 



1921 – The Wandering Jew aka The Life of Theodor Herzl https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/theodor_herzl.htm

1923 – East and West (Mizrekh un Mayrev/ Ost und West) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/eastandwest.htm


1931 – A Cantor on Trial (Khazan afn Probe) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/cantor.html

1931 – The Feast of Passover (Di Seder Nakht) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/feastofpassover.htm

1931 – His Wife's Lover(Zayn Vaybs Lubovnik) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/hiswifeslover.htm 

1932 – The Return of Nathan Becker (Nosn Becker Fort Aheym) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/returnofnathanbecker.htm


1932 – The Unfortunate Bride (Di Umgliklikhe Kale) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/unfortunatebride.htm

1933 – A Vilna Legend (Dem Rebns Koyekh) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/avilnalegend.htm

1933 – The Wandering Jew (Der Vanderner Yid) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/wand.html


1935 – Children Must Laugh (Mir Kumen On) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/filmsaz.htm

1935 – Yosl Cutler and His Puppets https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/yoslcutler.html

1936 – Love and Sacrifice (Libe und Laydnshaft) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/loveand.html

1936 – Yiddle With His Fiddle (Yidl Mitn Fidl) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/yiddle.htm

1937 – The Cantor's Son (Dem Khazns Zundl) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/CantorsSon.htm 

1937 – The Dybbuk (Der Dibuk) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/dybbuk.html

1937 – Green Fields (Grine Felder) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/greenfields.htm

1937 – I Want To Be A Boarder (Ich Vil Zeyn a Boarder) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/boarder.htm

1937 – The Jester (Der Purimspiler) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/jester.htm

1937 – Jolly Paupers (Freylekhe Kabtsonim) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/jollypaupers.htm

1937 – The Living Orphan (Der Lebediker Yusem) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/LivingOrphan.htm


1937 – Where is My Child? (Vu iz Mayn Kind?) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/whereismychild.htm



1938 – The Singing Blacksmith (Yankl Der Schmid) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/singingblacksmith.htm

1938 – Two Sisters (Tsvey Shvester) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/twosisters.htm


1939 – A Letter to Mother (A Brivele der Mamen) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/alettertomother.htm

1939 – The Light Ahead (Fishke der Krumer) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/lightahead.htm



1939 – Mothers of Today (Hayntige Mames) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/mothersoftoday.html


1939 – Without a Home (On a Heym) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/withoutahome.htm

1940 – American Matchmaker (Amerikaner Shadkhn) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/americanmatchmaker.htm

1940 – Overture to Glory (Der Vilner Balebesl) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/Overture.htm

1949 – God, Man and Devil (Got, Mentsch, un Taybl) https://jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/godmananddevil.htm


At some point I want to do a podcast where I review most of these films. Something akin to the Kill James Bond podcast though a little more serious. If anyone would like to get in on this plan let me know. It would be good to have a 2 or 3 person cast

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Moving to Substack (Kind of)

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