New historical documentary by Hershey Felder premieres at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

Pianist, actor, writer, and producer Hershey Felder created a new historical documentary "Musical Tales of the Venetian Jewish Ghetto" that will have its world premiere on Monday at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. (Courtesy of: Hershey Felder)

The pianist, actor, writer and producer Hershey Felder is famous for his one-man stage show about musical icons, including George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, and Tchaikovsky.

He recently created a new historical documentary that will have its world premiere on Monday at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and Felder joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk more about “Musical Tales of the Venetian Jewish Ghetto.”  

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