Cinema Judaica

Cinema Judaica

Date

Jul 01 2015 - Sep 06 2015
, 10AM- 5PM

Created by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum
On View: July 1, 2015 – September 6, 2015

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This unprecedented exhibition of iconic Hollywood film posters and memorabilia from 1939 to 1971 illustrates how the motion picture industry countered America’s isolationism, advocated going to war against the Nazis, influenced post-war perceptions of the Jewish people and the founding of the State of Israel, and shaped the face of contemporary Jewish life.  In the years following World War II and the creation of the State of Israel, Jewish-themed films, along with the bold advertising that accompanied them, had a major influence on the way that the Jewish people and the State of Israel were viewed.  The epic films of this era promoted an image of the Jewish people that counteracted the imagery of mass victimization during the Holocaust.

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Programs for Cinema Judaica

The Great Debate, 1939—1941 with curator Ken Sutak
July 2nd, 2015

Flickering Treasures with photographer Amy Davis
July 12th, 2015 

The Great Dictator lecture with Dr. David Ward
August 9th, 2015

Jewish Movies 101 with Dr. Greg Metcalf
August 23rd, 2015

Jewish Mad Men: Advertising and the Design of the Jewish Experience with Dr. Kerri Steinberg
August 30th, 2015

View a selection of trailers for movies in the exhibit!


This exhibition is made possible with generous support from:

The Greif Family Fund
The Helping Up Mission
Miriam Winder Kelly

Special Thanks to:
Ken Sutak
Amy Davis
Ralph Deluca
ComicWow! and Josh Geppi
Geppi’s Entertainment Museum and Missy Geppi

Exhibitions at the Jewish Museum of Maryland are supported by:
The Hoffberger Family Exhibition Endowment
The Stanford Z. & Cory Rothschild Exhibition Endowment
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Exhibition Endowment


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