Sun, Apr 23
12:00PM
Sun, Apr 23
12:00PM
The Legacy of the Goldbergs – 50th Anniversary Celebration
Sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society and Yeshiva College. Co-sponsored by The Jewish Museum, the Jewish Women’s Archive, and Yeshiva University Museum.
From its radio debut in 1929, to the end of its television run as Molly in 1955, no other program was as instrumental in the growth of both radio and television as Gertrude Berg’s series, The Goldbergs. Join us for a staged reading of radio scripts, segments from the television show, excerpts from Aviva Kempner’s forthcoming documentary Gertrude Berg: America’s Molly Goldberg, and keynote speaker, J. Hoberman, senior film critic, the Village Voice. Participants: Joyce Antler, Brandeis University; Marla Brettschneider, University of New Hampshire; Joanne Jacobson, Yeshiva University, Ari Y. Kelman, American Jewish Historical Society; Donald Weber, Mount Holyoke College; writer/director Caraid O’Brien; filmmaker Aviva Kempner, and author David Zurawik, The Jews of Prime Time. Reception with prepared food from recipes in the Molly Goldberg Cookbook. Sunday, April 23 from 12 noon to 3.30pm followed by reception of sponsoring organizations.
Presented by American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)
From its radio debut in 1929, to the end of its television run as Molly in 1955, no other program was as instrumental in the growth of both radio and television as Gertrude Berg’s series, The Goldbergs. Join us for a staged reading of radio scripts, segments from the television show, excerpts from Aviva Kempner’s forthcoming documentary Gertrude Berg: America’s Molly Goldberg, and keynote speaker, J. Hoberman, senior film critic, the Village Voice. Participants: Joyce Antler, Brandeis University; Marla Brettschneider, University of New Hampshire; Joanne Jacobson, Yeshiva University, Ari Y. Kelman, American Jewish Historical Society; Donald Weber, Mount Holyoke College; writer/director Caraid O’Brien; filmmaker Aviva Kempner, and author David Zurawik, The Jews of Prime Time. Reception with prepared food from recipes in the Molly Goldberg Cookbook. Sunday, April 23 from 12 noon to 3.30pm followed by reception of sponsoring organizations.
Presented by American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS)
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