The 1923 silent film “East and West” – a love story entangled in a clash of American and European Jewish cultures – will be shown in a free public screening at Temple Emanuel on Sunday afternoon, November 20, at 2:00 o’clock. Starring renowned Yiddish actress Molly Picon, this 82-minute production is the earliest surviving movie in which Ms. Picon appears. A rare early Yiddish sound film short will begin the program. Light refreshments will be served.
Temple Emanuel, located at 558 High Mountain Road, Franklin Lakes, across from the Haledon reservoir/Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, is a welcoming egalitarian spiritual community affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. For more information, please visit www.tenjfl.org or call (201) 560-0200.
