Arena

Season 1, Episode 133

Episode Title: Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs Pupko's Beard

Air Date: 1980-02-06

Overview:

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...