A letter to mother

In the mountain Jewish village of Girmizi Gesebe, elderly Shetiel mourns his late wife and lives in quiet isolation. His son Isai, long settled in Moscow, sends money and calls but avoids re... Read allIn the mountain Jewish village of Girmizi Gesebe, elderly Shetiel mourns his late wife and lives in quiet isolation. His son Isai, long settled in Moscow, sends money and calls but avoids returning home. When Shetiel finally arrives in the Russian capital, cultural and generation... Read allIn the mountain Jewish village of Girmizi Gesebe, elderly Shetiel mourns his late wife and lives in quiet isolation. His son Isai, long settled in Moscow, sends money and calls but avoids returning home. When Shetiel finally arrives in the Russian capital, cultural and generational tensions surface between the traditional father and his assimilated family. It is the y... Read all