The Jew's Christmas

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The Jew's Christmas (1913)

Directed by Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber

Drama · 30m

Early Lois Weber film. Isaac and his faithful wife, Rachel, deplore that in America their children are forced to work on the Jewish Sabbath. Leah and Sam are not so strict as their parents and the old customs pall about their more American spirits. Sam is employed in a cloak house and secretly loves his employer's daughter, but she refuses to recognize him. Leah is loved by the handsome gentile floorwalker, and despite her father's objections, she marries him. Isaac orders Leah from the house. Later, the daughter of the cloak manufacturer marries an admirer and Sam is invited to the wedding. He drinks and disgraces himself, and returning home, is turned out by the heartbroken rabbi. He leaves, telling the old man that he will return when the father celebrated the Christian Christmas.

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Cast

Phillips Smalley Isaac - the Rabbi Lois Weber Leah - Isaac's Daughter Lule Warrenton Rachel - Isaac's Wife Ella Hall Eleanor - Isaac's Granddaughter

Crew

Director
Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber
Writer
Lois Weber

Details

Release date
1913-12-18
Runtime
30m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Countries
United States of America
Production
Rex Motion Picture Company