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The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky (Season 10, Episode 28)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama

Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved away from religion as a child, he re-connects to his Jewish tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate ...See moreOrlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved away from religion as a child, he re-connects to his Jewish tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah. See less
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Director
Writers
Shimon Wincelberg (adaptation) | Morton Wishengrad (story)
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Updated Apr 15, 1962

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Apr 15, 1962 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Theodore Bikel
Rabbi Halevy Rabbi Halevy   See fewer
Ernest Borgnine
Major David Orlovsky Major David Orlovsky   See fewer
Irving Burns
Himmelfarb Himmelfarb   See fewer
Moris Cohen
Mourner (as Morris Cohen) Mourner (as Morris Cohen)   See fewer
Jacob Feifel
Cantor Cantor   See fewer
Charles Herbert
Joshua Raskin Joshua Raskin   See fewer
Cloris Leachman
Miriam Raskin Miriam Raskin   See fewer
Scotty Morrow
Jeffrey Orlovsky Jeffrey Orlovsky   See fewer
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