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< back SCREENING The Jazz Singer Directed by Alan Crosland (1927, 99 min., 16mm) Thursday, March 27, 6:30pm THE JEWISH MUSEUM 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street Al Jolson's famed performance as Jack Robin — aka Jake Rabinowitz, the cantor's son — sets the stage for various retellings of a familiar tale of balancing tradition and modernity. Introduction and post-screening discussion with:Jeffrey Shandler, Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University. Shandler is guest co-curator of Entertaining America and author of While America Watches: Televising the Holocaust. Tickets: $12 general public, $10 students /over 65, $9 members | |
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