Film Screening: You Have Courage, Madame

Please join us for a screening of You Have Courage, Madame followed by a conversation with Asaf Galay, Irene Pletka, producer Naama Pyritz, and scholar Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City on Monday, March 30th at 7:00 PM. The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is located inside the Center for Jewish History at 15 West 16th Street, NYC (Directions & Parking Information).

The short film You Have Courage, Madame by Asaf Galay examines the life and work of Polish-Jewish photographer Julia Pirotte. The film is based on Pirotte’s Yiddish testimony from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and follows two photographers, Avishag Shaar-Yashuv and Irene Pletka, as they trace her journey through Poland and France. The artists embark on an inner and outer journey through Poland and the streets of Marseille, visiting the places Julia Pirotte lived and the sites she photographed, meeting people who knew her, and bringing a contemporary perspective to her unique legacy. Watch the trailer here.

Admission is $10 for YIVO members and $15 for non-members. Purchase tickets at this link.

This event is co-sponsored by the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.