Trudy Gold
The Image of Jewish Women in Film, Part 1
Summary
A celebration of Jewish women in film from the early days of Hollywood to the 21st century. In the latter half of the 20th century, Barbara Streisand changed the way Jewish women were portrayed on screen. From Funny Girl (1968) to Hello Dolly! (1969) to The Way We Were (1973) to The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996), Streisand reflected the changing and unchanging views on Jews in America. Part 1 of 2.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.