Mirele Efros

A stately, stagebound family drama that unfolds with quiet gravity and moral seriousness.

Directed by

Josef Berne

Genres

Drama

Starring

Berta Gersten, Ruth Elbaum, Albert Lipton

Overview

Mirele Efros, "the Jewish Queen Lear," was the masterpiece of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin, an enormously influential Yiddish playwright whose works sought to describe and promulgate the ethos of mentshlekhkeyt: the practice of honesty, decency, and devotion toward family and community. This sophisticated version of his stage classic faithfully recreates Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Grodno, Poland.

How it feels

Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, betrayal, power, identity

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

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