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Published to great acclaim in 1991, J. Hoberman’s Bridge of Light is now back in print with a new foreword and final chapter discussing recent research, rediscoveries, and restorations. Also includes the documentary The Yiddish Cinema (60 min., DVD), narrated by David Mamet.

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THOMAS C. HUBKA is Professor of Architecture at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. He is also the author of Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England (UPNE, 1984)
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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"

J. Hoberman s classic 1991 work on Yiddish film remains essential, enhanced by a new foreword, final chapter and a DVD of the documentary film The Yiddish Cinema. This excellent, engaging book is required reading for anyone interested in Yiddish and Jewish film and theater. It is sophisticated and accessible, providing a comprehensive overview of Yiddish film and its social and artistic context. Hoberman s detailed research and rich commentaries are accompanied by wonderful pictures. Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter"

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"

"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"

"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"

"J. Hoberman's classic 1991 work on Yiddish film remains essential, enhanced by a new foreword, final chapter and a DVD of the documentary film The Yiddish Cinema. This excellent, engaging book is required reading for anyone interested in Yiddish and Jewish film and theater. It is sophisticated and accessible, providing a comprehensive overview of Yiddish film and its social and artistic context. Hoberman's detailed research and rich commentaries are accompanied by wonderful pictures."-- "Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter"

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  • PublisherBrandeis University Press
  • Publication date2010
  • ISBN 10 1584658703
  • ISBN 13 9781584658702
  • BindingPaperback
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  • Number of pages432
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