Film: From Shtetl to Swing (2005)
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 5, 2015
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Sunday, July 5, at 2 PM
Location
The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst MA 01002
Fees/Admission
Student | $4
Member | $6
General Admission | $8
Contact Information
413-256-4900
Film: From Shtetl to Swing (2005)
Description
With a fresh, playful eye, From Shtetl to Swing tells the story of the culture and music created by Russian and Eastern European Jews who came to America at the turn of the last century—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