Al Jolson
We can truly say that Al Jolson brought us together. Al Jolson died on October 23rd of 1950, yet more than 60 years after his death he was able to unite two people from different generations, different continents, and well, different heights.
There is a non-Jew from California founding a Jewish Library in Al Jolson's homeland Lithuania, and there is a young non-Jewish woman from Germany working on a feature documentary about the almost forgotten Jewish American entertainer Al Jolson.
There is this American librarian traveling to Europe to promote Jewish culture, and there is this German filmmaker making extensive travels to the USA to promote Al Jolson in Germany and beyond.
"Although we were constantly traveling in opposite directions, our paths crossed thanks to Al Jolson. Even more, they connected in Al Jolson's homeland. More than 120 years after his birth, and more than 60 years after his death, this man was able to have a tremendous impact on both our lives. We wish we could thank him for that."
If you want to find out more about the man who brought these two together, please visit the website of the International Al Jolson Society: http://jolson.org/.
If you want to find out more about Wyman's library, please visit http://www.vilnius-jewish-public-library.org/.
If you would like to hear more about Andrea's work, please go to http://www.aj-images.com/.
There is a non-Jew from California founding a Jewish Library in Al Jolson's homeland Lithuania, and there is a young non-Jewish woman from Germany working on a feature documentary about the almost forgotten Jewish American entertainer Al Jolson.
There is this American librarian traveling to Europe to promote Jewish culture, and there is this German filmmaker making extensive travels to the USA to promote Al Jolson in Germany and beyond.
"Although we were constantly traveling in opposite directions, our paths crossed thanks to Al Jolson. Even more, they connected in Al Jolson's homeland. More than 120 years after his birth, and more than 60 years after his death, this man was able to have a tremendous impact on both our lives. We wish we could thank him for that."
If you want to find out more about the man who brought these two together, please visit the website of the International Al Jolson Society: http://jolson.org/.
If you want to find out more about Wyman's library, please visit http://www.vilnius-jewish-public-library.org/.
If you would like to hear more about Andrea's work, please go to http://www.aj-images.com/.
