The Chosen people

United Kingdom, 1977

TV show
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Episode number 7 of Series “The Long Search”.
In this video Ronald Eyre explores the concept of “the chosen people” and the significance of the holocaust with Eli Wiesel, the leader of the Amadeus Quartet, a Jerusalem rabbi and a New York lawyer. He also discovers the Jewish love of words and argument, which stems from their need to constantly reinterpret the word of God, and their propensity to illustrate their arguments with humorous stories and jokes.

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Credits

director

Brian Lewis

producer

Peter Montagnon

production company

BBC

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1977

Appears in

The Long Search

Group of items

The Long Search

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305325

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Judaism

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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