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Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater

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Excerpts performed by actors from the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene in 2008.




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Lincoln and The Jews (audio only)
Lecture
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Marc Chagall (audio only)
Lecture
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Related Exhibition: Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater, 1919-1949

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Knowing Nevelson Panel (audio only)
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Chagall and the Artists of the Russian Jewish Theater
The audio component is produced by The Jewish Museum in association with Acoustiguide and includes critical commentary by actor and director Liev Schreiber; theater historian Robert Marx; art historian Bella Mayer, who is granddaughter of artist Marc Chagall; and J. Hoberman, senior film critic of the Village Voice and an expert on Yiddish film. Actors from the National Yiddish Theatre - Folksbiene, perform excerpts from plays by the Habima and GOSET theater companies.

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Criticism Then & Now
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