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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Front Row" Thursday

Roundup

9-29-05

History of Jewish characters in drama & fiction

Mark Lawson investigates changing ideas about the portrayal of Jewish characters in drama and fiction, in the light of Roman Polanski's new film version of "Oliver Twist", starring Ben Kingsley as Fagin, and focuses on the portrayal of Jewish characters from Fagin and Shylock to the latest plays by Mike Leigh and David Mamet.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Front Row" Thursday