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Only a handful of Yiddish poets remain alive. Chava Alberstein sets out to interview those last writers of Yiddish poetry, to hear their poems and stories. Along the way, she sings a collection of Yiddish folk songs.
- Release Date
01 January 1995
- DirectingNadav Levitan
- Budget
$0.00
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$0.00
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