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A Letter to Mama

19381h 46mLeon Trystan,Joseph Green

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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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What is A Letter to Mama (1938) about?

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.

Who stars in A Letter to Mama?

A Letter to Mama stars Lucy Gehrman, Misha Gehrman, Gertrude Bulman. The film was directed by Leon Trystan.

How long is A Letter to Mama?

A Letter to Mama has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1938.

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