Enter the funny, larger-than-life world of Yiddish Theater through this moving documentary film about the amazing woman who has kept the oldest running Yiddish Theater in America alive. Zypora Spaisman is a Holocaust survivor who conquers all hearts in her passion for art, life and Yiddish.

This heartwarming story of one unique woman’s struggle portrays the fight of both an old art form to stay relevant and an old actress to find meaning and a stage in a society that worships youth. Shot in real time in one of the coldest winters in NY, Zypora’s theater has one week to raise funding to keep their show going. Many miracles occur during this week. But will they be enough to save this critically acclaimed Yiddish show?

The film includes unique scenes with many of the last remaining stars of the Yiddish stage as well as leading experts from the Yiddish world, including Seymour Rexite, Shifra Lerer, Zypora Spaisman, Zalmen Mlotek, Nahma Sandrow and many more.

A must see film for anyone who loves theater! 

Played in commercial theaters across the US for months.

The film was made under the auspices of the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity with generous support from Makor Film Fund, the Goldrich Foundation, the Yablon Foundation, the Webb Foundation, the Azus Foundation and Sandra Silverstein.