Basic Info
Release: January 02, 1938
A Letter to Mama
1938
Overview
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.
Production Countries
- Poland
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- Yiddish yi
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Cast
Lucy Gehrman
Misha Gehrman
Gertrude Bulman
Crew
Leon Trystan
Director
Joseph Green
Director
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