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Yentl is a woman living in an Ashkenazi shtetl named Pechev [3] in Poland in 1904. Yentl's father, Reb Mendel (“Papa”), secretly instructs her in the Talmud despite the proscription of such study by women according to the custom of her community. Yentl refuses to be married off to a man. After the death of her father, Yentl decides to cut ...
Jan 6, 1984 · A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training in this musical drama based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Oscar-winning film.
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Barbra Streisand
- 1984-01-06
Feb 26, 2020 · 105K views 4 years ago. Directed by Barbra Streisand. With Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving, Mandy Patinkin and Steven Hill. Yentl Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/40JfoFb Yentl Streaming :...
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Yentl is a play by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Based on Singer's short story "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy" published in 1962, it centers on a young woman who defies tradition by discussing and debating Jewish law and theology with her rabbi father.
Yentl. 69% Tomatometer 78 Reviews 75% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Rebbe Mendel is a single father who teaches the Talmud, a sacred text of Judaism, to the boys of his small Polish town. Behind...
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- Barbra Streisand
- PG
- Barbra Streisand
Dec 20, 2023 · Yentl, the story of a woman who disguises herself as a man to pursue her dream of a Talmudic education, was a pioneering film for director and star Barbra Streisand, who became the first woman to...
Yentl is a 1983 musical drama based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. It tells the tale of a young Jewish girl who disguises herself as a boy to study and falls in love with a male scholar.
