Released:
1939-10-20

Overview:
Mirele Efros, "the Jewish Queen Lear," was the masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, an enormously influential Yiddish playwright whose works sought to describe and promulgate the ethos of mentshlekhkeyt: the practice of honesty, decency, and devotion toward family and community. This sophisticated version of his stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Grodno, Poland.

Director:
Josef Berne

Runtime:
1h 20min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Berta Gersten
• 
  Ruth Elbaum
• 
  Albert Lipton
• 
  Michael Rosenberg
• 
  Moishe Feder