American Jewish Films
Subtitle: The Search for Identity
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780786469628
Subjects: Motion pictures, religious aspects; Motion pictures, united states; Jews in motion pictures
Description: "This work starts with the first Jewish silent films and continues by historical era, focusing on representative and important films. One of the aspects of American Jewish life brought out by the films in general is the tensions between an American and a Jewish identity and between a Jewish identity and a broader human identity"--Provided by publisher.