Jan

14 2026

SHTTL Film Screening | VCU

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

907 Floyd Ave
Richmond, VA 23284
richmondyiddishweek@gmail.com
http://richmondyiddishweek.com

SHTTL (2022) is Ukrainian-French drama depicting a Jewish shtetl in Ukraine on the eve of the Nazi invasion known as Operation Barbarossa. The film follows Mendele, a filmmaker who returns from Kyiv to reunite with the love of his life, disrupting the balance of the entire town. Shot in a single unflinching take and featuring nearly all-Yiddish dialogue, SHTTL captures one final day in the life of the shtetl before its disappearance.

Sponsor: VCU Harry Lyons Chair in Judaic Studies