Full credit goes to
@Beata Beatrix for the genius idea, the whole concept, and most of the names and details.
Bay Ershter Derzen (
At First Sight) is a six-episode 2014 Polish Yiddish-langugage television drama, adapted by Antoni Hurwitz and Rifka Specter from Jane Austen's 1813 novel
Pride and Prejudice. Shayna Kowalski and J.S. Abramowitz starred as Freida Solomon and Nahum Oster respectively. Produced by Ester Cohen and directed by Rifka Specter, the serial was a Televizye Eydishe production with additional funding from Televisia Polonia. It was originally broadcast in 60-minute episodes from 2 May to 6 June 2014. Germany's WeltFunk aired the series - with German subtitles - in double episodes on three consecutive nights beginning 14 September 2014.
Critically acclaimed and a popular success, the television serial was recognized with several awards. It won Best International Drama at the 2015 BAFTAs, while Kowalski won Best Actress at the 2015 Bildschirmgilde Awards. Meanwhile the role of Nahun Oster elevated Abramowitz to international stardom.
Bay Eschter Derzen was the first Yiddish-language drama to gain international recognition since Televizye Eydishe was established by the Polish government in 1995, and generated international interest in Yiddish broadcasting.
The New York Times credited
Bay Ershter Derzen for “sparking a renaissance in European television and broadcasters in marginalized languages", while the Manchester Guardian described a scene in the third episode showing Abramowitz's Nahum Oster swimming shirtless in Park Lazienkowski as "one of the most unforgettable moments in European television".