Comic melodrama with songs. Believing his wife lost at sea, Israel remarries a scheming gold-digger. Shock, tears and laughs abound when his beloved wife returns on the eve of her son's bar mitzvah after a ten-year absence. In Yiddish with English subtitles; 75 minutes, B&W, 1935
Recently digitally remastered by the National Center for Jewish Film with enhanced subtitles.
Starring Yiddish theater superstar Boris Thomashefsky in his only film performance, this musical melodrama is a masterwork of shund, the bread and butter of classic Yiddish theater.
Sunday, January 15th at 2:00 pm
Beth Tikvah Synagogue Social Hall
3080 Bayview Avenue
Current FOY Members: Free; Guests: $5 cash at the door
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 10th
yiddish18@yahoo.ca
Or, Call Lillian: 416 783 3603