A Letter to Mama

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A Letter to Mama (1938)

Directed by Leon Trystan, Joseph Green

Drama · 1h 46m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Leon Trystan, Joseph Green

Details

Original title
A Brivele der mamen
Release date
1938-01-02
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Original language
YI
Spoken languages
Yiddish
Countries
Poland, United States of America
Production
Green-Film