The Lost Tribe

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'.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.