A Letter to Mama

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1938

Original language

Yiddish

Spoken languages

Yiddish

Countries

Poland, United States of America

Cast

Gertrude Bulman,Misha Gehrman,Lucy Gehrman

Director

Joseph Green,Leon Trystan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0029946