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A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is a short film based on the record-breaking hit show from the heart of Broadway which traces the journey of Jake Ehrenreich – an entertainer and Brooklyn born child of Holocaust survivors. Filmed stage excerpts and on location footage trace his hilarious and inspiring escapades from the streets of Brooklyn to Catskills summers in a trip that has now also become a bestselling book by the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishers.
“BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY AND TOUCHING. Like Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays” New York Times
“ELEGANT, SPECIAL AND PROFOUND.” Los Angeles Times
“POIGNANT AND HILARIOUS!” Palm Beach Post
“CHEERFUL, FUNNY AND CHARMING!” Time Out New York
“HAIMISH WISDOM WITH A MODERN SENSIBILITY.” New York Magazine
“A Jew is Brooklyn is brilliant and entertaining. It is also a profound exploration of the meaning of living in the United States, enjoying the richness of American freedom as an immigrant kid, the son of a Holocaust survivor. I found myself laughing and crying. Jake Ehrenreich has found a way to confront his past with honesty and integrity, humor and respect.”
Rabbi/Dr/Professor MICHAEL BERENBAUM
Director US Holocaust Museum / Executive Director Shoah Foundation
Jake Ehrenreich is a musician, entertainer, author and playwright. He is host of The Jake Ehrenreich Show on JBSTV and curator of The Catskills Hall of Fame™. He has performed on Broadway in Dancin', Barnum, and They're Playing Our Song, and toured internationally as Ringo in Beatlemania. A Brooklyn-born child of Holocaust survivors, Jake is star and creator of A Jew Grows in Brooklyn which broke box office records at the historic Lambs Theater in the heart of Broadway. NYC declared "A Jew Grows in Brooklyn Day" in 2012, along with a sandwich naming at the iconic Carnegie Deli. Jake was awarded a Special Congressional Citation for service to the Jewish community and was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame in 2016.
Jake has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Richie Havens, Greg Allman and Whitney Houston and is featured in the film The Last Laugh alongside Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, and in the documentary Making Light in Terezin. His literary writings appear in Summer Haven, The Catskills, The Holocaust and the Literary Imagination, and A Jew Grows in Brooklyn. Jake’s most recent recordings include Yiddish Unplugged, and A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs, a Cool Jazz Tribute to the Jewish Songwriters, which is a Billboard Top Pick.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida
- DirectorJake Ehrenreich, Jon Huberth
- ScreenwriterJake Ehrenreich
- ProducerJake Ehrenreich
- CastJake Ehrenreich, Lisa Ehrenreich, Jonah Ehrenreich, Joseph Ehrenreich
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A Jew Grows in Brooklyn is a short film based on the record-breaking hit show from the heart of Broadway which traces the journey of Jake Ehrenreich – an entertainer and Brooklyn born child of Holocaust survivors. Filmed stage excerpts and on location footage trace his hilarious and inspiring escapades from the streets of Brooklyn to Catskills summers in a trip that has now also become a bestselling book by the Chicken Soup for the Soul publishers.
“BEAUTIFUL, FUNNY AND TOUCHING. Like Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays” New York Times
“ELEGANT, SPECIAL AND PROFOUND.” Los Angeles Times
“POIGNANT AND HILARIOUS!” Palm Beach Post
“CHEERFUL, FUNNY AND CHARMING!” Time Out New York
“HAIMISH WISDOM WITH A MODERN SENSIBILITY.” New York Magazine
“A Jew is Brooklyn is brilliant and entertaining. It is also a profound exploration of the meaning of living in the United States, enjoying the richness of American freedom as an immigrant kid, the son of a Holocaust survivor. I found myself laughing and crying. Jake Ehrenreich has found a way to confront his past with honesty and integrity, humor and respect.”
Rabbi/Dr/Professor MICHAEL BERENBAUM
Director US Holocaust Museum / Executive Director Shoah Foundation
Jake Ehrenreich is a musician, entertainer, author and playwright. He is host of The Jake Ehrenreich Show on JBSTV and curator of The Catskills Hall of Fame™. He has performed on Broadway in Dancin', Barnum, and They're Playing Our Song, and toured internationally as Ringo in Beatlemania. A Brooklyn-born child of Holocaust survivors, Jake is star and creator of A Jew Grows in Brooklyn which broke box office records at the historic Lambs Theater in the heart of Broadway. NYC declared "A Jew Grows in Brooklyn Day" in 2012, along with a sandwich naming at the iconic Carnegie Deli. Jake was awarded a Special Congressional Citation for service to the Jewish community and was inducted into the Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame in 2016.
Jake has performed and recorded with such diverse artists as Richie Havens, Greg Allman and Whitney Houston and is featured in the film The Last Laugh alongside Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, and in the documentary Making Light in Terezin. His literary writings appear in Summer Haven, The Catskills, The Holocaust and the Literary Imagination, and A Jew Grows in Brooklyn. Jake’s most recent recordings include Yiddish Unplugged, and A Treasury of Jewish Christmas Songs, a Cool Jazz Tribute to the Jewish Songwriters, which is a Billboard Top Pick.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereFlorida
- DirectorJake Ehrenreich, Jon Huberth
- ScreenwriterJake Ehrenreich
- ProducerJake Ehrenreich
- CastJake Ehrenreich, Lisa Ehrenreich, Jonah Ehrenreich, Joseph Ehrenreich
