A Letter to Mama (1938)

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.

Released

1938-01-02

Genres

Drama

Runtime

106 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Leon Trystan, Joseph Green

TMDB rating

9.0/10 from 1 votes