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0 Language

Training the 'Hester Street' actors how to say their Yiddish lines

Miriam Isaacs in Forward · 26 Mar 2024

Miriam Isaacs is the Yiddish language coach for the play "Hester Street," a drama set in the world of Jewish immigrant life in New York.

0 History

My Mother’s Classic Jewish Film ‘Hester Street’ Deserves Its Renaissance

Dina Micklin Silver in Kveller · 21 Mar 2024

Joan Micklin Silver's 1975 Oscar-nominated film, "Hester Street," based on Abraham Cahan's novella, captures the Jewish immigrant experience.

0 Literature Culture

How ‘Hester Street’ made its way to the stage

PJ Grisar in Forward · 19 Mar 2024

The stage adaptation of the film "Hester Street" was initially met with skepticism by director Joan Micklin Silver in 2015 but eventually was embraced and brought to life as a Yiddish and English play with music, premiering at Theater J in Washington, D.C. in March 2024.

0 Television/Film Communities

9 classic Jewish New York movies you can stream right now

Lana Schwartz in JTA · 22 Dec 2023

This article lists nine classic Jewish New York movies that are available to stream.

0 Culture Jewish Law

Why ‘Hester Street’ meant so much for Jewish women (and for Yiddish)

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 5 Jan 2021

The 1975 film "Hester Street," directed by Joan Micklin Silver, holds significant cultural and historical value as it portrays Jewish immigrants in New York and is one of the first American films to feature substantial dialogue in Yiddish.