manhattan, new york city,woman director,russian emigre,19th century

Hester Street (1975)

Poster for Hester Street

Goodbye O Lord, I'm Going To America!

A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.

Cast & Crew

Director
Joan Micklin Silver
  • Profile picture of Steven Keats
    Jake Steven Keats
  • Profile picture of Carol Kane
    Gitl Carol Kane
  • Profile picture of Doris Roberts
    Mrs. Kavarsky Doris Roberts
  • Profile picture of Stephen Strimpell
    Joe Peltner Stephen Strimpell
  • Profile picture of Martin Garner
    Boss Martin Garner
  • Profile picture of Zvee Scooler
    Rabbi Zvee Scooler
  • Profile picture of Robert Lesser
    Lawyer Robert Lesser
  • Profile picture of Joanna Merlin
    Jake's Landlady Joanna Merlin

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Keywords

  • manhattan, new york city
  • woman director
  • russian emigre
  • 19th century