January 08, 1999 • Page Image 75
…I to introduce Jewish traditions to soaps 1 viewers. On `Days,' we were able to air Shabbat candle-lightings, and we had the first sukkah on daytime TV Asked why there aren't more Jewish characters on soaps, Laiman replies, We are a minority in this country. Living in New York and in big-city Jewish communities, we lose sight of that. But in truth, your basic soap opera writer and viewer is not Jewish. Soaps want simple romances that cover the...…

















































