Notable Films
Uncle ChatzkelCall Number: VHS 8244Documentary of a linguist and lexicographer who survived the upheavals during the 20th century in Lithuania and the Soviet Union. Chatzkel Lemchen who served as a bridge between Lithuanian, Russian and Yiddish cultures is now regarded as a national treasure in Lithuania because of the dictionaries he created to preserve the Lithuanian language during the Soviet era.
Arab LaborCall Number: DVD 8260Popular Israeli comedy which explores the cultural divide of contemporary Israeli society.- A Yiddish World RememberedCall Number: DVD 7635Documentary shot in Israel during the final days and aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Finding Foreign Language Films
DELCAT Discovery is the best catalog to search if you are looking for feature films in a foreign language. Search with the keywords 'feature films', and use the search limiters along the left-hand side of the screen under 'Refine Your Search' and 'Language'. Select a language of interest, such as Hebrew, Yiddish, etc. These searches can be further limited by 'Year'.