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Nel 1941, gli abitanti di un piccolo villaggio ebraico dell'Europa Centrale organizzano un finto treno di deportazione in modo che possano sfuggire ai nazisti e fuggire in Palestina.

When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of Shylock. Thinking he has finally been cast in an important film role after years of obscurity, Maurice rushes home to tell his beloved wife, Perla. Later, Maurice discovers the part has gone to a famous American star, but he must play the role of his life to be sure Perla, who has become very ill with cancer, doesn't find out.