JCC Rochester film festival
Thursday, July 17

YIDDISH THEATRE: A LOVE STORY

2:00 PM, JCC Hart Theatre

Dan Katzir, 2007, 88 min., Israel, English/Yiddish with English subtitles

Enter the funny, larger-than-life world of Yiddish Theater through this moving new documentary film about Zypora Spaisman, an 85+ year-old actress who has helped keep Yiddish theater alive in America. With a passion for art, life and Yiddish, she fights to be relevant in a society that worships youth. A must see film for anyone who loves theater and has realized Yiddish is HIP!

Presented in cooperation with JCC CenterStage and the Yiddish Culture Center at the Jewish Community Center.

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YIDDISH THEATRE: A LOVE STORY... "A gentle homage." Village Voice