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    Moguls, Mensches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema

    Moguls, Mensches and Nudniks: Jews and American Cinema

    Presented by Gershman Y at Gershman Y

    September 23-October 14, 2009


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    Jewish Americans have had an enduring, substantive, and complex influence on the nation’s cinema, both behind the scenes and on screen. It began with a small group of Eastern European immigrants (with names like Zukor and Mayer) and first-generation Americans (with names like Warner and Cohn) who took the movies from being dismissed as a fad and a petty amusement to being hailed as a major art form and a mighty industry. The course starts by discussing some of the ways in which the Jewish identity of the industry’s early, prominent moguls was a key ingredient in Hollywood’s formation and success in the first half of the 20th century. It continues by considering the work of filmmakers and actors from Jewish backgrounds, and by looking at such films as The Jazz Singer (1927) and Annie Hall (1977.) Taught by Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D. Director of Education, Bryn Mawr Film Institute.


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        Gershman Y

        401 S. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19147

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        Tickets: $125 for members. $150 non members

        Info Phone: 610-527-4008 X102

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        Dates:
        September 23-October 14, 2009

        Times:
        Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm

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