March 09, 2004

Pearl Gluck, Internationally Celebrated Film Maker

Our dear friend Pearl Gluck is an inspiration on many levels. Not only is her hilarious and touching documentary film Divan inspirational in its story, but she has done an amazing job in pulling every string within her reach to get the film made and now distributed and marketed. After its debut last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, it is now slated to have a two week run at NYC's Film Forum from March 17-30.

Not surprisingly, the media love the story of her film, about her family history growing up in and then leaving the orthodoxy of Hasidic Judiasm and her quest to regain a family heirloom couch (aka, divan) in rural Hungary. Today, she was featured on NPR's All Things Considered. You go, girl!

More details on PalinkaPictures.com (which I'm currently in the process of adding a blog to; please stand by).

Comments

I would like to contact Pearl Gluck. I read that she is involved in a film about the kibbutz phenomena in Israel.
I have stories and contacts which could prove intersting and usefull to her.
thank you
Yoram Getzler
Moshav Aminadav
Jerusalem
02 64 34 830

Posted by: yoram getzler at May 5, 2004 11:23 AM

I would like to know if Pearl Gluck is related to Alma Gluck, the Opera singer. She was the sister of my Mother.

Posted by: Doris Esarey at May 21, 2004 09:24 PM

Ignore my last request re: Alma Gluck...My Mother's name was Mamie Gluck, Born in Debrecin Hungary, In 1887. After she immigrated to America, She lived in Corona, Long Island City .
Thank You, Doris Esarey-
joandrita@earthlink.net
18509 Illinois Ct.
Torrance, CA 90504
310-323-5003

Posted by: doris Esarey at May 21, 2004 10:22 PM

I am very interested in bringing Pearl Gluck to Nashville in November (the 15th, 2004) to speak about her movie, The Divan, at our Nashville Jewish Film Festival. We pay all expenses. I need to know how to get in touch with her, please.

Thank you.
Laurie Eskind
co-director NJFF 2004

Posted by: Laurie Eskind at May 29, 2004 03:02 PM

I am very interested in bringing Pearl Gluck to Nashville in November (the 15th, 2004) to speak about her movie, The Divan, at our Nashville Jewish Film Festival. We pay all expenses. I need to know how to get in touch with her, please.

Thank you.
Laurie Eskind
co-director NJFF 2004

Posted by: Laurie Eskind at May 29, 2004 03:02 PM

Thank you for posting my query about Pearl Gluck. I noticed that my eddress has not been updated.
It is no longer the eddress listed for my quest. It is renewjew@actcom.co.il
I hope that I did not miss any messages answering my reuqest.

thank you
Yoram Getzler

Posted by: yoram getzler at June 14, 2004 08:39 AM

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