Comrade Abram (1919)

One of a series of short Bolshevik films, Comrade Abram focuses on Abram Hersh, a young Jewish pogrom survivor who became a factory worker and organizer in Moscow and eventually rose to leadership in the Red Army. This short film emphasizes Hersh's suffering and heroism as both worker and Jew, and promotes solidarity over anti-semitism.

Released Feb. 23, 1919 20 min None+

Genres: Drama, History, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.jewish, imdb.silent, imdb.worker, imdb.factory, imdb.anti-semitism

Production Companies: Yermoliev

Country: Russia
Production Country: Russia
Languages: No Language