Trudy Gold
The Image of Jewish Women in Film, Part 2
Summary
Jewish women played crucial roles in the film industry as writers, producers, directors, and actors. Like Barbara Streisand, Bette Midler changed the way Jewish women were portrayed in film. In the films Beaches (1988) and First Wives Club (1996) Midler has strong female friendships that grow and change through life’s obstacles. Part 2 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.