A Letter to Mama
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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 Green Director · Leon Trystan Director
First release January 2, 1938 · Produced in Poland, United States · Original title A Brivele der mamen
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Green-Film
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Poland · United States
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Original title
A Brivele der mamen
Original language
Yiddish
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Yiddish
Release dates
Poland · January 2, 1938
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