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"One Life To Live"

Jews typically don't have a presence
on daytime TV The ABC soap
hopes to change that with a special
Rosh Hashanah episode.

ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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pies, honey and soap?
While an unusual combi-
nation to be sure, ABC's day-
time serial "One Life To Live"
thought it would make for
some interesting viewing at
2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13.
That's when Llanview, Pa.'s most influen-
tial family, the Buchanans, will celebrate
Rosh Hashanah.
Nora . Gannon Buchanan (Hillary B.
Smith) will serve the High Holiday meal,
pass out yarmulkes, light candles and ex-
plain all the customs of the Jewish New
Year. The religious feast, which is the first

one ever on the show, will include the tra-
ditional apples, honey and challah.
"The Rosh Hashanah dinner came about
because we wished to celebrate the cultural
differences of the important characters on
our show," says Leah Laiman, "One Life to
Live" co-head writer. "Since Nora is Jew-
ish and Rosh Hashanah is such a major
holiday in the Jewish religion, we felt it
would be appropriate for her to acknowl-
edge it. We also thought it would be a good
opportunity to share some of the Jewish
customs that some of our viewers might
not know about."
Suprisingly, there are not many Jewish
actors, actresses or characters on the soaps.