God, Man and Devil
Barcode: 58945941
Call Number: International Jewry
Material Type: Video -DVD
Time: 100 min.
Date: 1949, 2006
Language: Yiddish
Creator: Directed by Joseph Seiden
Description: A wager between God and Satan has dire consequences in this allegory about the material world’s false promises. Beware when money sounds sweeter than music, it cautions; those who win lotteries stand to lose all, including their spiritual treasures -- their families, communities, and religion. Poor, pious Torah scribe Hershele Dubrovner has a life that glorifies God until Satan, disguised as a business partner, turns him into a greedy, dishonest factory owner whose success desecrates both his religion and his community. Betrayal and abandonment replace serenity and familiarity; the instruments of good fortune become instruments of death. Not even music -- previously Hershele’s joy -- can heal these rifts. Only death resolves.
Subjects: International Jewry
Collection: Martin Salinger Resource Collection