Leo Fuchs

Это почти автобиографическая история еврейской семьи, иммигрировавшей в США из Восточной Европы в начале XX века. Их новым местом жительства стал городок Балтимор штата Мериленд. Фильм рассказывает о жизни и становлении этой семьи. На её примере показаны процессы культурной ассимиляции евреев в Америке и влияние модернизации на жизнь американских семей.

На дворе 1850-ый год — новоиспеченный ортодоксальный раввин Авраам Белински решил добраться из Филадельфии до Сан-Франциско… верхом на лошади. Единственное, что знает о Калифорнии незадачливый ездок — это то, что она «где-то неподалеку от Нью-Йорка». К счастью, Авраам знакомится с бывалым ковбоем Томом Лиллардом, который готов протянуть руку помощи. Путь в Сан-Франциско — весьма рискованное мероприятие, принесшее спутникам массу неприятностей: проблемы с законом, встречи с индейцами и бандой жестоких головорезов.

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play. Personalities and politics clash as Odets' mélange of characters try to survive on pennies a day. Walter Matthau plays cynical World War I amputee Moe Axelrod, and Leo Fuchs portrays the family's iron-willed leftist grandfather.

Ruth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few there. Secondly her story gets its own book in the Old Testament, a short item of only four chapters. Lastly she's the first non-Hebrew protagonist in the Bible since Abraham sired the Hebrew people. It's a simple story in the Old Testament. Ruth is one of two Moabite women who marry the sons of Elimelech and Naomi. When Elimelech and sons Mahlon and Chillion die, leaving Naomi a widow with two widowed daughters-in-law, Naomi decides to return to Israel. One daughter-in-law, Orpah, bids her goodbye. Daughter-in-law Ruth however says she will not desert her. She's going to give up the life and culture of Moab and her people will be Naomi's people in the most famous line from the Book of Ruth.

Nat Silver has been engaged 7 times already. This time, his 8th, he's really going to get married. But a visitor shows up, Shirley's old boyfriend. With a gun ! He'll kill himself unless he can have Shirley back, and Nat graciously gives in. According to Nat's mother, his Uncle Shya was unlucky at love but lucky as a matchmaker, and Nat is just like Shya. Nat tells his family he's going to Italy. But he remains in New York and sets himself up with a new name and new business, Nat Gold, Advisor in Human Relations...

A lively short about a husband and wife who seek to reignite their marriage by pretending to be landlady and tenant.