Speed Levitch on Birth of the New Ghetto
Juliette Bennett interviews Speed Levitch about his radio play.
Speed Levitch's The Birth of the New Ghetto
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Birth of The New Ghetto follows the story of Theodor Herzl, a playwright and journalist known today as the founding father of Israel.
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