Thissemi-documentaryfilm(andPoland`slastYiddishfeature)featuresthecomedyduoSzymonDziganandIsraelShumacherwhohadrecentlyreturnedfromtheSovietUnion,andJewishchildrenwhohadsurvivedtheHolocaust.DirectedonlocationatattheJDC-supportedHelenowekColony,anorphanage/schoolnearLodz,thisfilmincludesDziganandShumacher`svirtuosoturnasallthecharactersinSholemAleichem`sKasrilevkeBrent(KasrilevkeisBurning),andanexchangeofroleswheretheybecomethechildren`saudience.Reversalscontinueduringtheperformers`visittothechildren`sresidence,asthechildrenteachadultsaboutthehealingpossibilitiesofmusic,danceandstorytelling.