'Yosef Kerler', A Film by Boris Sandler

Boris Sandler, editor of the Forverts, presents his new documentary about the Yiddish poet Josef Kerler (1918-2000). His lyrical, populist poetry was first lauded and then suppressed in his native Soviet Union. Kerler produced his best work in Israel, where he founded and edited the Yiddish literary journal Yerushalaymer Almanakh. In this film Kerler is seen reciting his poetry and recounting his life’s journey. His son, poet and linguist Dov Ber Kerler, is interviewed as well. Boris Sandler and Dov Ber Kerler speak about the film and its subject, with an introduction by Chava Lapin. Film: Yiddish with English subtitles. Discussion: Yiddish.