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Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs Pupko's Beard

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Arena presents a hilarious and touching portrait of the great Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, filmed on location in Brooklyn, New York, and featuring friends, relatives and other ' odd-balls '.
'I wouldn't say that Yiddish is dead, neither would I say that Yiddish is blooming. I would say that Yiddish is sick. But in our history, between being sick and dying is a long, long way...
Film editor MICHAEL GOLDMAN Director BRUCE DAVIDSON
Arena editor ALAN tentob

Contributors

Singer:
Isaac Bashevis
Editor:
Michael Goldman
Director:
Bruce Davidson
Source: Radio Times

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