A treasure of Jewish cinema thought to be forever lost was rediscovered and restored in 2015. “The City Without Jews,” the 1924 film by H. K. Breslauer, imagines a fictional Austrian town that expels its Jewish population, doing itself a great injury in the process.
The film was revitalized with a new original score by co-composer and Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals with pianist and co-composer Donald Sosin. They will perform the score live alongside a screening of “The City Without Jews” at the Emory Performing Arts Studio, a free event on Nov. 15 at 7 pm.
In this interview, Sosin and Svigals join “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to talk more about their collaboration and the upcoming performance.
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