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“Bridge of Light, J. Hoberman’s beautifully mounted and superbly researched survey of the entire range of Yiddish filmmaking, is not simply a study of a small corpus of often interesting films, but a tribute, indeed a monument, to a world lost forever in the ashes of history.”—Film Quarterly
The definitive history of Yiddish cinema returns to print with additional material
Published to great acclaim in 1991, J. Hoberman’s Bridge of Light is now back in print with a new afterword discussing recent research, rediscoveries, and restorations. Also includes the documentary The Yiddish Cinema (60 mins., DVD), narrated by David Mamet.
Reviews:
“Prodigiously researched and critically astute, this is a readable work of scholarship that takes a well-earned place as the most authoritative word on a curious corner of film history.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
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J. HOBERMAN is senior film critic at The Village Voice. He is the author of numerous books including Entertaining America: Jews, Movies and Broadcasting (with Jeffrey Shandler).
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