FILM | "From Shtetl to Swing"
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 5, 2015
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Sunday July 5th 2:00 PM
Location
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St. Amherst MA 01002
Fees/Admission
Student | $4 Member | $6 General Admission | $8
Contact Information
413-256-4900 Ext. 124
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Description
Between 1880 and 1924, 2.5 million Jews fled persecution in Russia and Eastern Europe and migrated to America. With a fresh, playful eye, From Shtetl to Swing tells the ebullient story of the cultural attitudes and musical styles that proliferated during this extraordinarily rich period: from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing, and from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood.
