Summary Asriel Stroon has done well for himself since arriving in America, but has he lost his purity of soul in the process? On a return visit to his Polish hometown, he makes amends by arranging a marriage between his daughter, Flora, and Shaya, a brilliant young Talmudic scholar whom he brings home with him. This does not sit well with Flora, who hopes to find an American doctor to be her husband. But after she spends time with Shaya and takes a liking to him, she gets an idea: perhaps Shaya could get a secular education and become a doctor! View more details
Directed : Pamela Berger
Written : Pamela Berger Abraham Cahan
Stars : Avi Hoffman Eugene Troobnick Greta Cowan Ira Goldenberg
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Mar 15, 1990
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Lara Classics
Summary Asriel Stroon has done well for himself since arriving in America, but has he lost his purity of soul in the process? On a return visit to his Polish hometown, he makes amends by arranging a marriage between his daughter, Flora, and Shaya, a brilliant young Talmudic scholar whom he brings home with him. This does not sit well with Flora, who hopes to find an American doctor to be her husband. But after she spends time with Shaya and takes a liking to him, she gets an idea: perhaps Shaya could get a secular education and become a doctor! View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Mar 15, 1990
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies : Lara Classics
