23 October 1908 Comedy 12 mins
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.
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Florence Lawrence as Ruth Simonson
George Gebhardt as Simon Bimberg
Gladys Egan as The Daughter
Mack Sennett as Customer / In Bookstore / Doctor
Romance de una judía Trailer
United States 23 October 1908
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