Joan Micklin Silver, ‘Hester Street’ and ‘Crossing Delancey’ Director, Dies at 85

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Joan Micklin Silver, the pioneering independent female director behind Hester Street and Crossing Delancey, among many other titles, who fought to bring Jewish stories to the silver screen, has died. She was 85.

LOS ANGELES -- Joan Micklin Silver, who forged a path for female directors and independent filmmakers with movies including “Hester Street” and “Crossing Delancey,” has died.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorJoan Micklin Silver, who forged her own way as a female director in the 1970s and ’80s and helmed seven features including “Crossing Delancey” and “Hester Street,” died Thursday in Manhattan. She was 85.Her daughter, Claudia Silver, told the New York Times the cause was vascular dementia.The 1975 independent film “Hester Street” was the story of a Jewish immigrant couple in the 1890s.

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