Red Shirley

Red Shirley

0

2010-04-20

Lou Reed interviews his cousin, Shirley Novick (Shulamit Rabinowitz), on the eve of her 100th birthday. Shirley recalls growing up in a small village in Poland during World War I; fleeing to the United States by way of Canada during World War II and losing her parents to the Nazis; toiling for 47 years in New York City's garment district, where she became a labor activist; reuniting with her sisters, who had emigrated to Palestine; and taking part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Watch Trailer

OVERVIEW
VIDEOS
PHOTOS
WATCH
Red Shirley

Storyline

Lou Reed interviews his cousin, Shirley Novick (Shulamit Rabinowitz), on the eve of her 100th birthday. Shirley recalls growing up in a small village in Poland during World War I; fleeing to the United States by way of Canada during World War II and losing her parents to the Nazis; toiling for 47 years in New York City's garment district, where she became a labor activist; reuniting with her sisters, who had emigrated to Palestine; and taking part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.

Released

2010-04-20

Runtime

28

Director

Ralph Gibson

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Snag Films

Casts

  • Image 2

    Shirley Novick

    Shirley Novick
  • Image 2

    Lou Reed

    Lou Reed