The film was released on July 19, 1910, and received criticism for not having the character appear to be Jewish and incorrectly portraying her place of work as a sweatshop.

She is dismayed at the entirely strange surroundings, and is weeping bitterly when found by John Magie, a young settlement worker.

Upon his recovery John makes Bella his wife and they take up together the work of bringing knowledge and happiness to the poor of the East Side [of New York City].

[3] Patricia Erens, author of The Jew in American Cinema says these films highlight the hard-working Jewess in melodramatic situations that are only resolved with improbable solutions.

[4] The setting for the film included scenes in Manhattan's Chinatown and was advertised as "a study of settlement conditions in the great East Side of New York City.

[1] The film had a wide national release with known advertisements by theaters found in Indiana,[9] Nebraska,[10] Missouri,[11] Pennsylvania,[12] North Carolina,[13] and Texas.

A reviewer in The Moving Picture News wrote, "There isn't a lot to the story, but the acting is of the class which still finds favor with the public.

The pictures taken in Chinatown do not go quite far enough in depicting East Side conditions; the photography of these particular scenes is not the ideal of Thanhouser productions..."[1] The New York Dramatic Mirror was more moderate in its criticism by identifying specific faults with the portrayal, but found that the story to be good and the parts well-acted.

The story tells of a poor immigrant Hebrew girl who falls in love with a settlement worker, who returns her affection, which finally results in their marriage.