The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies Explained

The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best was a 1998 book published by Kathryn Bernheimer. Bernheimer ranked the "top 50" films dealing with Jewish topics.^[1]

Selections

The top three films were, in descending order, The Chosen, Fiddler on the Roof and Schindler's List.^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

• Bernheimer, Kathryn. The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best. Secaucus, NJ: Carol, 1998.

Further reading

• Review of The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies.

External links

• Almonds and Raisins, the documentary about Yiddish cinema from 1927-1940 featured on this list, at IMDb
• Davidoff on Bernheimer, 'The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies: A Critic's Ranking of the Very Best'|H-Film|H-Net

Notes and References

1. https://religionnews.com/1998/01/01/news-sidebar-the-50-greatest-jewish-movies/ NEWS SIDEBAR: 'The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies' - Religion News Service
2. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_50_Greatest_Jewish_Movies/o9MqAQAAIAAJ?hl=en Google Books
3. https://archive.org/details/50greatestjewish00bern Internet Archive