Physical Description
xvi, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction : what is a Yiddish film
Precursors, 1910-1918
Postwar silent pictures : Austria, Poland, and the United States
The Soviet Yiddish film, 1925-1933
The American Yiddish sound picture, 1929-1937
The golden age of Yiddish cinema, Part I: Poland, 1936-1939
The golden age of Yiddish cinema, Part II : United States, 1937-1940
After the war : limited success, 1946-1950
Epilogue: a rebirth of interest.
ISBN
9780841914377
0841914370 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780841914421 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0841914427 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-257), filmography (p. 219-248, and index.
Introduction : what is a Yiddish film -- Precursors, 1910-1918 -- Postwar silent pictures : Austria, Poland, and the United States -- The Soviet Yiddish film, 1925-1933 -- The American Yiddish sound picture, 1929-1937 -- The golden age of Yiddish cinema, Part I: Poland, 1936-1939 -- The golden age of Yiddish cinema, Part II : United States, 1937-1940 -- After the war : limited success, 1946-1950 -- Epilogue: a rebirth of interest.
