After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer.
new york city
immigrant
refugee
holocaust (shoah)
immigration
world war ii
pearl harbor
poet
brooklyn, new york city
manhattan, new york city
jewish culture
nazi occupation
ellis island
1940s
delicatessen
santa fe