Hester Street is a
1975 film which tells the story of an immigrant
Jewish woman who clings to the "old ways" while her husband and son succumb to the American culture in turn-of-the-century
New York City. It stars
Carol Kane,
Steven Keats[?] and
Paul Freedman[?].
It was written by Abraham Cahan[?] and Joan Micklin Silver[?], and was directed by Silver.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Carol Kane).