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Raisins and Almonds
Dir.: Russ Karel | 90 minutes

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UK 1983 | 90 minutes | English, Yiddish | Hebrew, English subtitles

A documentary about the history of Yiddish film in America, narrated by Orson Welles. Featuring clips from nine Yiddish feature films, Almonds and Raisins deals with the humor and pathos in the lives of New York immigrant Jews and their conflict concerning their desire to identify with the surrounding culture at the same time that they are struggling to preserve their own identity. 

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