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HISTORY
GENERAL
Israel:
A Nation Is Born Landmark series with Abba Eban on
the history of Israel.
The
Israelis A survey of the nation, originally broadcast
on CBS as part of a series exploring the character of different
countries.
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PRE-STATE
House
on Chelouche Street A Sephardic family in Tel Aviv
during the British Mandate.
Jerusalem
with Martin Gilbert The definitive video history of
the ancient city, hosted by the renowned British historian.
A Wall
in Jerusalem The story of Israel, from the first nineteenth-century
Jewish pioneers to the Six Day War.
The
Wordmaker A multidimensional portrait of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda,
who compiled the first modern Hebrew dictionary.
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WAR
OF INDEPENDENCE
Cast
a Giant Shadow Kirk Douglas stars as Mickey Marcus,
the American Jewish colonel who built the Israeli army into a winning
force.
Exodus
The epic film about the events leading up to the 1948
War of Independence, based on the Leon Uris novel.
Hill
24 Doesn't Answer Three soldiers' experiences during
the 1948 War of Independence.
Israel: Birth of a Nation Historian Martin Gilbert
hosts this chronicle of Israel's War of Independence.
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ARAB-ISRAELI
CONFLICT
Arab
and Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land Historian
Martin Gilbert hosts this chronicle of Israel's War of Independence.
Cup
Final An Israeli soldier and his Palestinian captors
find some unlikely common ground during the 1982 Israeli invasion
of Lebanon.
Fictitious
Marriage What happens when an Israeli laborer breaks
through the barriers of ethnic stereotypes and is mistaken for an
Arab laborer?
How
Israel Won the War Moshe Dayan, Yitzhak Rabin, and
others are interviewed in this account of the Six Day War.
Sadat
in Israel A chronicle of Anwar Sadat's arrival in
Israel for the historic 1977 meetings with Menachem Begin.
See it Now: Egypt-Israel Edward R. Murrow interviews
David Ben-Gurion and Abdel Nasser in this journey through the two
countries, filmed shortly before the Sinai campaign of 1956.
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IMMIGRANT
EXPERIENCE
Operation
Moses Saga
of the Jews of Ethiopia and their return to Israel.
Routes
of Exile: A Moroccan Jewish Odyssey The
story of Morocco's Jews and their migration to Israel, France, and
Canada.
Sallah
Hilarious satire of a hapless immigrant confronting Israeli bureaucracy.
Under
the Domim Tree A
powerful coming-of-age drama set in 1950s Israel.
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YOUTH
Black
to the Promised Land A group of inner-city kids from
Brooklyn spend ten weeks on an Israeli kibbutz.
Late
Summer Blues A group of high school graduates spend
a last, intense summer together before being drafted into the army.
Ma'ale
Film School Anthology Award-winning short films from
Jerusalem’s Ma’aleh School for Cinema and Communication.
Out
for Love . . . Be Back Shortly Film about a young
man’s search for love, and peace, in present-day Israel.
Over
the Ocean A family must decide whether to leave Israel
in search of an easier life.
The
Summer of Aviya The story of a ten-year-old girl
and her mother, traumatized by World War II--based on the autobiography
by actress Gila Almagor (who also stars).
Under the Domim Tree A powerful coming-of-age drama
set in 1950s Israel.
The
Wooden Gun A story of children's war games set in
Tel Aviv in 1950.
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