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Hester Street

In 1896, a Russian Jewish woman immigrates to New York's Lower East Side to reunite with her Americanized husband, but has difficulty assimilating.

Director

Joan Micklin Silver

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Midwest Films

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Jake

Gitl

Bernstein

Mamie

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Mrs. Kavarsky

Joe Peltner

Stephen Strimpell

Fanny

Lauren Friedman

Joey

Boss

Peddler

Greenhorn

Rabbi

Rabbi's Wife

Eda Reiss Merin

Lawyer

Jake's Landlady

Feigie

Inspector

Mr. Lipman

Philip Sterling

Scribe

Kaminsky

Waiter

Mordecai Lawner

Whore

Poultry Woman

Zalman

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Pincus Levinsky. - Hester Street

Pincus Levinsky.

Huh? - Hester Street

Poor little orphan. - Hester Street

Poor little orphan.

Mrs. Kavarsky! - Hester Street

Go. Leave me in peace. - Hester Street

Go. Leave me in peace.

Who? - Hester Street

I got you a room. - Hester Street

I got you a room.

Well, well, well! - Hester Street

Well, well, well!

Three years I sleep there. - Hester Street

Three years I sleep there.

For who is the little bed? - Hester Street

For who is the little bed?

For what purpose
are you bringing this woman in? - Hester Street

For what purpose are you bringing this woman in?

Sha! - Hester Street

This is my missus. - Hester Street

This is my missus.

Look at him.
A little Yankee. - Hester Street

Look at him. A little Yankee.

Joey. - Hester Street

Say it, Joey. Horse. - Hester Street

Say it, Joey. Horse.

Yossele. - Hester Street

Lunch. - Hester Street

Bernstein, you want
she should be green always? - Hester Street

Bernstein, you want she should be green always?

Mmm! By gum, this is good! - Hester Street

Mmm! By gum, this is good!

Come in!
Come in. - Hester Street

Come in! Come in.

Ah, Miss Fein, - Hester Street

What a darling! - Hester Street

What a darling!

Mamie. Where can I see you? - Hester Street

Mamie. Where can I see you?

You know where I live, don't you? - Hester Street

You know where I live, don't you?

All right. - Hester Street

Come, come. - Hester Street

Here. - Hester Street

Evening, missus.
He must work late again. - Hester Street

Evening, missus. He must work late again.

Base. - Hester Street

Mamie! Oh, Mamie. - Hester Street

Mamie! Oh, Mamie.

Oh, you! Don't tell me. - Hester Street

Oh, you! Don't tell me.

Mr. Bernstein, - Hester Street

Here I was studying the Talmud - Hester Street

Here I was studying the Talmud

I'm tasting! That's all! - Hester Street

I'm tasting! That's all!

You ain't got a cigar? - Hester Street

You ain't got a cigar?

Oh, here he comes, Yossele. - Hester Street

Oh, here he comes, Yossele.

Slack season. - Hester Street

Take off. - Hester Street

Gitl told you?
She didn't say a word, I swear. - Hester Street

Gitl told you? She didn't say a word, I swear.

You can't pee up my back and make me think it's rain - Hester Street

You can't pee up my back and make me think it's...

I don't want him back. - Hester Street

I don't want him back.

Mamie, how can you fix? - Hester Street

Mamie, how can you fix?

You don't agree, no $50. - Hester Street

You don't agree, no $50.

All right. - Hester Street

What kind business we got here, missus? - Hester Street

What kind business we got here, missus?

Mr. Bernstein, - Hester Street

And good-bye to the boy. - Hester Street

And good-bye to the boy.

To have a son, - Hester Street

What if she would say no - Hester Street

What if she would say no

You got the Rabbi's fee? - Hester Street

You got the Rabbi's fee?

What? Come. - Hester Street

Jake. - Hester Street

She's a good daughter of Israel, Rabbi. - Hester Street

She's a good daughter of Israel, Rabbi.

So tomorrow you go by your boss, - Hester Street

So tomorrow you go by your boss,

Mamie, must we walk
all the way to City Hall? - Hester Street

Mamie, must we walk all the way to City Hall?

Are you ashamed
for people to see us? - Hester Street

Are you ashamed for people to see us?

This grocery store,
how much rent is he asking? - Hester Street

This grocery store, how much rent is he asking?

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In 1896, a Russian Jewish woman immigrates to New York's Lower East Side to reunite with her Americanized husband, but has difficulty assimilating.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Joan Micklin Silver

Writer: Joan Micklin Silver, Abraham Cahan

Production: Midwest Films

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1975

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Oct 1975

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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