A Brivele der mamen
Released: January 2, 1938Runtime: 106 minLanguage: YI
One of the last Yiddish films made in Poland before the Nazi invasion, this film tells the story of a mother's persistent struggles to support her three children in pre-war World War II Polish Ukraine. After her family is pulled apart by severe poverty and the turmoil of war, she and her children make their way to New York and turn to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society for help.
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Lucy Gehrman
as Debora Berdyczewska
Misha Gehrman
as Mr. Stein - HIAS director
Max Bozyk
as Shimen, the Tailor
Gertrude Bulman
as Miriam Berdyczewska
Alexander Stein
as Dawid Berdyczewski
Simche Fostel
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Chana Lewin
as Malke, wife of Shimen
Izak Grudberg
as Meir Berdyczewski
Samuel Landau
as Hersh Leib, fabric wholesaler
Irving Bruner
as Aron 'Arele' Berdyczewski
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