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A Letter to Mama (1938)

Original title: A Brivele der mamen

1938-01-02 · 1h 46m · YI
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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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Joseph GreenDirectorLeon TrystanDirector

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Lucy GehrmanLucy GehrmanMisha GehrmanMisha GehrmanGertrude BulmanGertrude Bulman

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference1108139 · 295244Actor preference3387122 · 3387123 · 3387124Country preferencePlDecade preference1930

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What is A Letter to Mama 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.

How long is A Letter to Mama?

A Letter to Mama has a runtime of 106 minutes.