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The Thomashefskys [digital videodisc] : music and memories of a life in the Yiddish theater / created by Michael Tilson Thomas with Patricial Birch ; directed for the stage by Patricia Birch ; directed for television by Gary Halvorson ; written by Michael Tilson Thomas ; a co-production of The Thomashefsky Film Project and Thirteen/WNET.

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[New York] : Docurama Films ; distributed by New Video Group, [2012]

Thomashefsky, Bores, 1866-1939

Thomashevski, Besi, 1873-1962.

Theater, Yiddish -- United States.

Jews -- United States -- Music.

1 videodisc (ca. 135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 p.)

Michael Tilson Thomas explores the lives of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, through a musical performance that features five performers and the New World Symphony orchestra, performed at the New World Center in Miami Beach. Founding members of the Yiddish Theater in America, the Thomashefskys owned theaters, published their own magazine, wrote columns in the popular Yiddish newspapers, sponsored and encouraged generations of young artists, brought countless Yiddish artists to America, tirelessly raised funds for progressive social causes, and, through it all, were adventurous trendsetters. This story presents a musical sound that few have heard, assimilating Eastern European klezmer and cantorial modes with American tones and rhythms.

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