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July 24

Barmitzvah of an orphan at the age of 12

About fifty years ago there was a play on television about a Jewish orphan. Because he was an orphan, in this play he celebrated his Barmitzvah one year early, namely at the age of 12 instead of 13.There was afterwards correspondence in the press questioning this fact. I would be grateful if a user could please inform me of the title of this play. Thank you Simonschaim (talk) 14:23, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

The only related TV play I could find on Google was Bar Mitzvah Boy (1976), but it differs somewhat from your description. Alansplodge (talk) 17:35, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

The rationale of celebrating his bar mitzvah early because he was an orphan makes no sense in Jewish law, which presumably is why there was a fuss. Which country was this on TV in? Can you remember any other details? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 16:31, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. It was definitely not the play Bar Mitzvah Boy. It was on British television and it was possibly (but I can't be sure after all this time) an episode in a television series. Simonschaim (talk) 17:52, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Not the answer to this, but while searching, I found this fascinating look at Bar Mitzvah in another culture. [1] --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 14:18, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Thank youSimonschaim (talk) 04:15, 31 July 2017 (UTC)