Hester Street (1975)

Directors

Joan Micklin Silver

Cast

Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh, Doris Roberts

The story

Hester Street tells the story of Jewish immigrants who come to the Lower East Side of New York City in 1896 from Eastern Europe, and who live on Hester Street in Manhattan. When Yankel first comes to the U.S., he quickly assimilates into American culture, and becomes Jake. He also begins an affair with Mamie, a dancer.

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