Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists
Poster for the film
Directed bySteven Fischler
Joel Sucher
CinematographyJudy Irola
Edited byKristina Boden
Music byZalmen Mlotek
Production
company
Distributed byThe Cinema Guild
Release date
  • 3 April 1980 (1980-April-03)
Running time
55 mins.
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
DvD poster for the films Anarchism in America and Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists

The Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists is a 1980 documentary film about the history of Jewish Anarchists in the United States. It was made by Steven Fischler and Joe Sucher through their independent production company Pacific Street Films. The film focuses on the Jewish Anarchist movement that arose from sweatshop workers in the United States, along with their lives as new immigrants back then and their then contemporary retirement.[1][2] The film's raison d'etre was the coverage of the closing of the Fraye Arbeter Shtime; the first and primary Jewish Anarchist newspaper in America, in 1977.[3] The film makes active use of the Yiddish language: with interviews, clips of historical movies, and songs in the language. The film features scenes from Uncle Moses (1932); a Yiddish Language film about the labour struggles within the Jewish community in America.[3]

Music

The film is noted for its use of music: collecting together various yiddish folk and political songs that interspersed around the film. This includes the first known arrangement of In Ale Gasn/Daloy Politsey as a combined song; combined into a single version still sung today by composer and arranger Zalmen Mlotek.[4] The tracklisting to the film's soundtrack is as follows:[3]

  1. Ellis island - Solomon Smulewitz
  2. Mein Rue Platz - Morris Rosenfeld
  3. Vahkt Oyf (awaken!) - Dovid Edelstadt
  4. Makhness Geyen (masses marching) - Milchel Gelbart
  5. In Ale Gas/Hey Hey Daloy Politsey (hey hey down with the police) - Folk Song
  6. A Grus Fun (regards from trenches) - Isodore Lillman
  7. Tsiganeshtl - Dave Tarras

References

  1. ↑ "The Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists". jfi.org. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  2. ↑ "FREE VOICE OF LABOR: THE JEWISH ANARCHISTS - Cinema Guild Non-Theatrical". store.cinemaguild.com. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Free voice of Labor: Jewish Anarchists | Jewish Music Research Centre". jewish-music.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  4. ↑ "In Ale Gasn\ Hey Hey Daloy Politsey | Jewish Music Research Centre". jewish-music.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-08-19.

Additional sources

FREE VOICE OF LABOR: THE JEWISH ANARCHISTS, Mubi Source

Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists at IMDb

Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists (1980), BFI Source

The film is available to watch for free on YouTube Here, with the rights released by Joel Sucher.

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