Spanish prayers, Hebrew planet names and a Danish hangover

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We talk to the director and central figure in a PBS documentary about a Catholic church’s struggles with language. “Scenes From a Parish” follows the priests and parishioners of St Patrick’s in Lawrence, MA. The priests introduce more Spanish masses to cater to Lawrence’s predominantly Latino population. Some English-speaking parishioners are less than thrilled. Also, how do you say Neptune and Uranus in Hebrew? The answer used to be: Neptune and Uranus. Now the two planets have Hebrew names. Finally, a New Year’s Day hangover courtesy of the good people of Denmark
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Argentina’s desaparecidos

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Film Director Juan Mandelbaum is a native of Argentina. After learning that an old girlfriend of his was among the thousands of people who “disappeared” during the Argentinian dictatorship, Mandelbaum decided to investigate what happened to her and to some of his old friends during that time. The result is the documentary “Our Disappeared” which debuts on Public Television’s Independent Lens series tonight. Marco Werman talks with Mandelbaum. Download MP3

To hear another excerpt of Marco Werman’s interview with filmmaker Juan Mandelbaum (including a discussion about the US’s position on the Argentinian dictatorship of the time) click here:

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• Independent Lens: ‘Our Disappeared’
• ‘Our Disappeared’ homepage