7/10/11

Two New Yiddish Movies in New York City

Sholem Aleichem
What are the odds that two new Yiddish themed movies would open in NYC in one week? 
Here are the reviews from the Times.
Movie Review | 'Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness'

So, Would It Hurt You to Go See a Documentary About a Yiddish Writer? By STEPHEN HOLDEN

“Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” is a film biography not just of a writer but of a culture.
Mendy Zafir in a scene from
Movie Review | 'Romeo & Juliet in Yiddish'

Love Speaks in Every Language By A. O. SCOTT 

“Romeo & Juliet in Yiddish” relocates Shakespeare’s lovers to modern-day Brooklyn.

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