Top Cast
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Zygmunt Turkow
Elijah the Prophet
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Kurt Katch
Mendl Feld
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Estera Perlman
Estera Perlman
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Izak Grudberg
Jacob Feld
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Mojzesz Lipman
Chaim Kornblit
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Berta Litwina
Esther Kornblit
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Dina Halpern
Rachel Kornblit
Overview
Two friends make a sacred pact pledging their newborn children, Rachel and Mendel, in marriage. Based on the same legend as S. Ansky's classic play The Dybbuk, this spirited film offers the divine intervention of Elijah and a happy ending.
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