{"id":22424,"date":"2025-04-01T08:50:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:01:28","slug":"the-zweiflers-david-hadda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/the-zweiflers-david-hadda\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: The Zweiflers\u2019 David Hadda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Distributed internationally by ZDF Studios, the six-part drama <em>The Zweiflers\u00a0<\/em>tells the story of the titular Jewish family, whose patriarch, Holocaust survivor Symcha, prepares to sell his delicatessen. 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