25 Dec 2019
The Song of Names
A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
No Woman Knows
Plunged into the game of life, no woman knows which road will lead to happiness.
In Winnebago, Wisconsin, a Jewish family comprising Molly and Ferdinand Brandeis and their two children, Fanny and Theodore, run a modest dry goods store.
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Max Davidson Ferdinand Brandeis
Snitz Edwards Herr Bauer
Grace Marvin Molly Brandeis
Bernice Radom Little Fanny Brandeis
Danny Hoy Aloysius
E. Alyn Warren Rabbi Thalman
Raymond Lee Little Theodore Brandeis
Josef Swickard The Great Schabelitz
Richard Cummings Father Ritzpatrick
Joseph Sterns Little Clarence Hyle
Mabel Julienne Scott Fanny Brandeis
John Davidson Theodore Brandeis
Earl Schenck Clarence Hyle
Stuart Holmes Michael Fenger
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