Jacob Burns Jewish Film Festival: Breaking Ties

Long thought to be a lost film, Breaking Home Ties was one of a handful of feature films made in the 1920s to portray everyday Jewish life in the U.S. Set in New York, the film tells the story of David Bergmann, who fled pre-revolutionary Russia for America thinking he killed his friend in a jealous rage. As David becomes a lawyer his past comes back to haunt him.

Jacob Burns Film Center