'Hester Street,' Film Based on Abraham Cahan Novel, Set for Theatrical Adaptation - Forward

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'Hester Street,' Film Based on Abraham Cahan Novel, Set for Theatrical Adaptation Forward Forward founding editor Abraham Cahan's 1896 novel about the immigrant experience, “Yekl,” is set for a new adaptation. The book was brought into the late 20th century by the 1975 film “Hester Street,” which made a star out of Carol Kane; now ...