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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

The cast of the New Jewish Theatre production of ‘Yentl.’  Photos: Eric Woolsey

NJT offers stunning new version of ‘Yentl’

BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished May 18, 2016

Isaac Bashevis Singer, the Nobel Prize Laureate and acclaimed novelist and short story writer, made no secret of his intense dislike for the 1983 film version of his short story, “Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy.” Singer reportedly tried to get his name removed...

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