Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and the American Dream

FILM DISCUSSION

“Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and the American Dream”

Thursday, March 26         7:30  p.m.  (VIA ZOOM)

This fascinating documentary shows how the American Dream   was in fact the creation of a bunch of Jewish immigrants from Central Europe in the early 20th century and that Hollywood mythology is fundamentally a Jewish invention, enduring to this day. Using both rare archival material, clips from classic pics, plus interviews with relatives of long-dead moguls, it follows the rise and fall of these movie giants from Eastern Europe to California. Free of the constraints of old-world society, they helped shape a new culture and social structure, a story of both assimilation and denial. All are invited!!!

This film is available via multiple streaming platforms but also for free at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXeHnvImcMk.