Jolly Paupers

Barcode: 58945947 Call Number: International Jewry Material Type: Video -DVD Time: 62 min. Date: 1937, 2006 Language: Yiddish Creator: Directed by Leon Jeannot Description: A musical comedy portraying the relentless efforts of two small-town Jews to escape their misery and achieve fame and fortune. In the face of setbacks, community quarrels and even insanity, they refuse to give into despair. With violent antisemitism intensifying in Poland and Nazism looming on the horizon, their satirical monologues provided Jewish audiences with a rare opportunity to escape through laughter. Subjects: International Jewry Collection: Martin Salinger Resource Collection