Film and Photography

Paper Bridge Arts Festival

June 16, 2011

The Yiddish Book Center will host its 7^th Annual Paper Bridge Arts Festival, July 10-14, 2011. This five day Arts Festival includes concerts, theater, workshops, author lectures, and Yiddish film.

This year’s programs include the internationally known Klezmer Conservatory Band, indie songstress Clare Burson, a silent film classic with live accompaniment by Paul Shapiro and band, and Yiddish theater with some of today’s best Yiddish theater stars.

A full schedule can be viewed at: www.yiddishbookcenter.org/paperbridge.

Bagels & Grits: Exploring Jewish Life in the Deep South (closed)

Arielle Jackson

June 13, 2011

Bill Aron's photographs explore Jewish life in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, echoing the theme of journey that has been a part of Jewish life for centuries. Jews have journeyed to escape oppression, to seek opportunity, and to preserve their heritage. The journey continues today as the southern Jewish population shift from small towns to metropolitan centers. The southern Jewish experience is about their work places and sacred places, the people that live in the communities, and how their Jewish lives are changing. Each of these areas is explored in the Jewish photographic road trip. This exshibit is on display in the Yiddish Book Center's Brechner Gallery until September 25, 2011.

On loan from the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience.