Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of America’s greatest Jewish films, Hester Street. Joan Micklin Silver’s 1975 debut feature changed the face of Jewish American cinema and forged a path for women in the movie industry. Dr Julia Wagner, a lecturer and writer specialising in Jewish-interest film and television, and author of the recent BFI Classics book Hester Street, explores how this trailblazing Yiddish feminist film defied expectations and became an international hit that still delights decades later. All those who register will receive a discount code for the book. Read more about the making of Hester Street in the Winter 2026 issue of JR.
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Pictured: Steven Keats, Carol Kane and Paul Freedman in Hester Street © Alamy
Free
JR has an ethical ticketing policy and is offering free tickets to this event, but if you can afford it, please donate to support our work. We are proposing denominations of 18 – the numerical value of the Hebrew word 'chai', meaning 'life'.
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