Season 1

Episodes

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   1. Keep Us Alive

   16 Nov 1980

   Lithuania, 1885. 'One-third to die, one-third to become Christian, one-third to emigrate.' But one Jew escapes this harsh edict. He has only one word of English: 'America'.

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   2. There are no Scotch Jews

   23 Nov 1980

   Edinburgh, 1903. Moshe Kaydan has married Rivka. Their fight against poverty is a bitter one, but ignorance and prejudice are even greater enemies. Prod: 30 Mar 1980.

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   3. Pack Up Your Tsitsis

   30 Nov 1980

   Edinburgh, 1916. The Kaydan family are growing up, and there is a war in Europe. Family ties and patriotism are in conflict; also there are marriages to be arranged. Prod: 14 Apr 1980.

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   4. Even a Holiday

   7 Dec 1980

   Fife, 1923. The Kaydan Family have taken a cottage in the country for what should be a summer idyll.

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   5. Judgement of Solomon

   14 Dec 1980

   Edinburgh 1933: Ian Solomon is now the mainstay of the family, but other emotional demands require him to make an agonising choice. The Kaydan family is used to anti-Semitic prejudice, but they have their own prejudices, as Solomon's girlfriend Marjory finds out when she becomes pregnant. Prod: 28 Apr 1980.

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   6. Whaur's the Milk and Honey?

   21 Dec 1980

   Edinburgh 1943: Moshe is now assured of a comfortable old age, but the future of his tribe is not so certain. Prod: 12 May 1980.