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Love and Sacrifice

The tale of a middle-class matron who shoots the man who compromises her, Love and Sacrifice is a prime example of "shund," the melodramatic, theatrical, escapist entertainment of the Yiddish theater.

Top Cast

  • Lazar Freed

    Lazar Freed

    Bernard Steinfeld

  • Rose Greenfield

    Rose Greenfield

    Ray Steinfeld

  • Esta Salzman

    Esta Salzman

    Alice Steinfeld

  • Robert Bennet

    Robert Bennet

  • Anna Tomashefsky

    Anna Tomashefsky

    Malka Steinfeld

  • Louis Kramer

    Louis Kramer

    Melech Steinfeld

  • Anna Loeb

    Anna Loeb

    Florence

  • William Schwartz

    William Schwartz

    Edward

  • Ray Shneer

    Ray Shneer

    Madame Edelstein

Overview

The tale of a middle-class matron who shoots the man who compromises her, Love and Sacrifice is a prime example of "shund," the melodramatic, theatrical, escapist entertainment of the Yiddish theater.

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