Eastern Europe, 1904. A Jewish woman, Yentl, has a thirst for knowledge but is prohibited from learning due to the restrictions of her religion. When her father dies, she sets off to increase her ...

Brinberg is thankful to “Yentl” for giving Jews the ability to see themselves on screen in a film other than a Holocaust drama. Specifically, he appreciates how Streisand cast Jewish actors ...

Barbra Streisand didn’t just break barriers — she sang through them and directed herself into the history books with “Yentl.” Since then, the gender-bending musical has continued to ...