Desc: Mirele Efros: Directed by Josef Berne. With Berta Gersten, Ruth Elbaum, Albert Lipton, Michael Rosenberg. Mirele Efros, "the Jewish Queen Lear," was the masterpiece of influential Yiddish playwright Jacob Gordin. Berta Gersten gives a memorable performance as Mirele, a wealthy and pious widow whose devotion to her children extends to hand-picking a wife for her eldest son. Unfortunately, she gravely mistakes the young woman's character.