Hester Street
Lower East Side, New York, 1896. An emerging community of Russian Jews is portrayed through the activities of the immigrants - their progress, assimilation and education in America.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jake Steven Keats
- Gitl Carol Kane
- Bernstein Mel Howard
- Mamie Dorrie Kavanaugh
- Mrs. Kavarsky Doris Roberts
- Joe Peltner Stephen Strimpell
- Fanny Lauren Frost
- Yossele "Joey" Paul Freedman
- Rabbi Zvee Scooler
- Rabbi's Wife Eda Reiss Merin
- Peddler Leib Lensky
- Lawyer Bob Lesser
- Boss Martin Garner
- Scribe Sol Frieder
- greenhorn in café Zane Lasky
- Immigration Officer Edward Crowley
- cast member Joel Wolfe
Credits
Direction
- Director Joan Micklin Silver
Production
- Production Company Midwest Film Productions
- Producer Raphael D. Silver
Writing
- Screenplay Joan Micklin Silver
- Original story Abraham Cahan
Photography
- Director of Photography Ken Van Sickle
Editing
- Editor Katherine Wenning
Design
- Production Designer Stuart Wurtzel
- Art Director Edward Myers
Costumes
- cost Robert Pusilo
Music
- Music Adapter William Bolcom
Sound
- Sound Recording William Daley
- Sound Re-recording Dick J. Vorisek
- Sound Editor Jack Fitzstephens