Based on the short stories of Anzia Yezierska, the first writer to bring stories of American Jewish women to a wide readership, Hungry Hearts focuses on a family fresh-off-the-boat from Eastern Europe. With scenes filmed on the Lower East Side, this bittersweet classic captures the hopes and hardships of Jewish immigrants

U.S., 1922
80 min.
video, silent, with English intertitles
and new recorded score)

Please note: These classical Yiddish Movies have been electronically enhanced to get the best possible video and sound quality. Due to the age and condition of the original movies, it was not always possible to have perfect results.