About Hester Street
- Released on October 19, 1975
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
Full Cast of Hester Street
Steven Keats plays Jake
Carol Kane plays Gitl
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Dorrie Kavanaugh plays Mamie
Doris Roberts plays Mrs. Kavarsky
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Lauren Friedman plays Fanny
Paul Freedman plays Joey
Martin Garner plays Boss
Leib Lensky plays Peddler
Zane Lasky plays Greenhorn
Zvee Scooler plays Rabbi
Eda Reiss Merin plays Rabbi's Wife
Robert Lesser plays Lawyer
Joanna Merlin plays Jake's Landlady
Claudia Silver plays Feigie
Ed Crowley plays Inspector
Philip Sterling plays Mr. Lipman
Sol Frieder plays Scribe
Joel Wolfe plays Kaminsky
Mordecai Lawner plays Waiter
Lin Shaye plays Whore
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Bert Salzman plays Zalman
Billy Natbony
Crew of Hester Street
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- Steven Keats
- Carol Kane
- Mel Howard
- Dorrie Kavanaugh
- Doris Roberts
- Stephen Strimpell
- Lauren Friedman
- Paul Freedman
- Martin Garner
- Leib Lensky
- Zane Lasky
- Zvee Scooler
- Eda Reiss Merin
- Robert Lesser
- Joanna Merlin
- Claudia Silver
- Ed Crowley
- Philip Sterling
- Sol Frieder
- Joel Wolfe
- Mordecai Lawner
- Lin Shaye
- Anna Berger
- Bert Salzman
- Billy Natbony