On a heym (1939)

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88 min - Drama - 31 March 1939 (USA)

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This, the last Yiddish feature film made in Poland before World War II, is the story of the hardships faced by immigrants in America at the turn of the century... See full summary »

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	Aleksander Marten	...	Abram 'Awrejmel' Rywkin
	Ida Kaminska	...	Bas Szewa
	Adam Domb	...	Jakub Elchanan Rywkin
	Ben Zuker	...	Henoch - son
	Shimen Dzigan	...	Motele (as Szymon Dzigan)
	Ysrael Szumacher	...	Fisele (as Izrael Szumacher)
	Wiera Gran	...	Bessie - singer
	Dora Fakiel	...	Lina
	Merele Gruber	...	Woman

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This, the last Yiddish feature film made in Poland before World War II, is the story of the hardships faced by immigrants in America at the turn of the century. After the eldest son of the Rivkin family is drowned, the father leaves his family in Eurpoe to go to America. There, he finds only financial hardship and loneliness. Written by National Center for Jewish Film

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