(Film poster). Durch Trenen - Kriz’ Sl’ozu [“Through Tears.”]

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(Film poster). Durch Trenen - Kriz’ Sl’ozu [“Through Tears.”]

Text in Ukrainian and Yiddish. Linen-backed. 43 x 32 inches (109 x 81 cm).

Kiev, 1928:

Est: $3,000 - $5,000

Based on a number of stories by Sholem-Aleichem, this film was directed by Gregory Gritscher-Tscherikower and brings to life the Jewish Shtetl in the days of Czarist Russia, depicting Jewish family tradition, anti-Semitism, and economic hardship.