Being Jewish in America - Hester Street (1975)

From the Lower East Side to today, Jews in America seek to find a balance between tradition and modernity. The film Hester Street (1975) offers three perspectives on this question. https://youtu.be/I3HYmjcOr5Q?si=OqyAjkC5hiz4tA70 CHAPTERS 0:00 - Hester Street 0:27 - Lower East Side 3:26 - Greenhorn 6:21 - Being a Yankee 8:52 - No Sheitels, No Tichels 12:33 - A Pox on Columbus 15:06 - Appearances 16:10 - Jake and Gittel's Marriage 17:52 - Jews in America Today