‘Yidl in the Middle: Growing Up Jewish in Iowa’ Explores Intersections of Identities

Identity is a constant negotiation — among questions of sex, faith, and geography — in Marlene Booth’s Yidl in the Middle: Growing Up Jewish in Iowa. Yidl in the Middle is an autobiographical documentary about Booth’s experiences with growing up Jewish in what some might consider idyllic Iowa in the 1950s and 1960s. Booth’s narration…