A Yiddish world remembered / Connecticut Public Television ; Two Cats Productions ; written, produced and directed by Andrew Goldberg.

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"[This film] looks back at the all but vanished Jewish way of life that existed in eastern Europe before World War II. Through never before seen archival films, vintage photographs, traditional cantorial and Klezmer music, and personal recollections, once-vibrant cities and small towns (shtetls) com...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author: Schlesinger, Michael (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc (Producer)
Two Cats Productions (Producer)
Koret Foundation (Producer)
Shanachie Entertainment Corp (Distributor)
Other Authors: Goldberg, Andrew, 1968- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Gould, Elliott (Narrator)
Schimberg, Aaron
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., [2010], ©2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Civilization.
Jews > Europe, Eastern > Intellectual life.
Judaism > Europe, Eastern > History.
Europe, Eastern > Ethnic relations.
Ethnic relations.
Jews > Civilization.
Jews > Intellectual life.
Judaism.
Eastern Europe.
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
History.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Vanished world of Jewish Eastern Europe.
Format: Video VHS
Description
Summary:
"[This film] looks back at the all but vanished Jewish way of life that existed in eastern Europe before World War II. Through never before seen archival films, vintage photographs, traditional cantorial and Klezmer music, and personal recollections, once-vibrant cities and small towns (shtetls) come alive again."--Container. Narrated by Elliot Gould, the film explores everything from the fascinating language of Yiddish to the style of dress and more.
Note:Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture first broadcast in 2002.
"This film made possible in part by a grand from the Koret Foundation [and others]."--Opening frames.
Special feature: an additional 40 minutes of bonus content not included in the television version. Bonus content provided by Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Aspect ratio 4:3.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CV8 D0120761 VideoDVD
Credits:Cinematography, Zach Levy; editor, Jacob Craycroft; music, Michael Schlesinger.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, Region 1.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Elliot Gould.