Jews+Without+Money

//Jews Without Money// __The Soul of a Landlord__ A documentary about the struggling Jewish community of New York in the early 20th century guest-starring Historian Chika Ayanwu, Acclaimed Poet Guillermo Ruvalcaba, English PhD Karalynn Schneck and Rabbi Matthew Lucas.

Topics Discussed 1) Karalynn—Literature PhD who will primarily discuss the modernist period and its relation to the "incidents" at hand. 2) Chika—Historian/Sociologist who will discuss the historical issues of the "incidents," making references to sociological factors such as women's rights, cultural, religious, and racial discrimination, etc. 3) Guillermo—Poet who will randomly discuss the symbolic and thematic aspects of the Pride, Capitalism, Authority, Winter, Food, Money, Depression, etc. incident to the work. 4) Matt—Rabbi who will cover cultural or religious aspects of the "incidents" at hand, explaining the Yiddish sayings, phrases, or references, and discussing the theology of tributes to the synagogue and the angel of death.



Michael Gold (Isaac Granich) 1893-1967

__Historical Insight__ Chika:blah blah blah Immigrants

Poor living conditions

City Living

"My mother wagged her head mournfully through this tale of Mr.Zunzer's sickness. She said: 'The poor man! Maybe he needs another wife'" (1665). A woman=solution to Zunzer's problems

"'But I don't want you to work!' My father cried. 'It breaks up our home!' 'It doesn't!' said my mother. 'I have time and strength for everything'" (1660).

__Symbolic Truths__ Guillermo:blah blah blah Capitalism "'Poison!' She went on passionately. 'They don't care if they poison the people, so long as there's money in it. I've seen it with my own eyes. If I could write English, I'd write a letter to all the newspapers!'" (1661).

"She was kind. Kindness is a form of suicide in a world based on the law of competition" (1660).

Money "Mr. Zunzer was left alone. He is rich now, he owns a pawnshop and several tenement houses. But he still lives on herring and dry bread, and saves pennies like a miser. It is a disease" (1664).

WINTER: "Life froze. The sun vanished from the deathly gray sky. The streets reeked with snow and slush" (1658).

__The Jews of New York__ Matt: blah blah blah Snowman=Golem (1659) Yiddish phrases: Dreck=feces (1661) tochess=ass (1662) Pfoo=I spit on (1663)

Jewish References: Skull cap=Yarmulka, which is... (1665) Angel of Death (1663)

Meat: "And once she begged me never to eat a hamburger steak in a restaurant when I grew up. 'Swear it to me, Mikey!' she said. 'Never, never eat hamburger!'" (1661). Reference to Kosher, or what?