Movie

Without a Home

On a heym

The last Yiddish feature made in Poland before WWII, this 1939 film is based on a 1907 play by the prolific playwright Jacob Gordin. Living in poverty in Kazimierz Dolny, the Rywkin family sees the father emigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life, where, after years of hard work and loneliness, he meets Bessie, a nightclub singer who helps him reunite with his family from Poland.

Screenplay

Jakub Gordin

Director

Aleksander Marten

Status

Released

Release date

02/01/1939

Original language

Yiddish