Jewish History

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Rabbi Firer: A Reason to Question

(Doc., 58 min. DVD/HDV, color, 2008)

Written and Directed by: Amit Goren
Produced by: Amit Goren & Galia Bador
Sponsored by: Channel 10-Israel; Gesher Multicultural Film Fund & The National Lottery Council for the Arts
Language: Hebrew, English with English subtitles
TV Sales World-wide: Cinephil

About 150 patients a day seek an unbiased second opinion from an unusual rabbi, self-educated in medicine. Rabbi Elimelech Firer, a 54-year-old Orthodox Jew, has been advising in medicine for the past 30 years on a voluntary basis.

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The Tree Of Life

A woman travels from Los Angeles to Italy to trace the roots of her Italian Jewish ancestors.

(Doc., 76 min. DVD/DigiBETA, color, 2008)

Directed by: Hava Volterra
Written by: David N. Donihue & Hava Volterra
Executive Producer: Andrew Viterbi

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Jews of Iran

(Doc, 52 min., DVD, 2005)

Written & Directed by: Ramin Farahani
Produced by: NIK Media, The Netherlands
World Sales: NIK Media, The Netherlands
Jewish Film Festivals: Ruth Diskin Films

A peek at the Jewish community in Tehran today in the shadow of its 3000 year history - and the current challenges under Islamic rule.

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$ 22.90

About Sugarcane and Homecoming

(Doc., 54 Min., 2008, DVD/BETA, Color)

Written & Directed by: Shaul Kesslassi
Produced by: Nefesh Productions, The Netherlands
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

A quest for identity and faith. An intriguing film about a Jewish community that follows traditional Jewish religion and rites but is not recognized by the Jewish establishment worldwide.

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The Woman From Sarajevo

( Doc., 65 min., DVD/BETA, color, 2007 )

Written & Directed by: Ella Alterman
Produced by: Ella Alterman & Yehuda Bitton – EY Productions
Sponsored by: Israel’s Channel 1 & Makor Foundation for Israeli Films
Language: Serbian, English & Hebrew with English subtitles

The first Muslim woman to be honored as a "Righteous among the Nations" as her family hid the Jewish Kabilio family during World War II. Now it is the Jewish family's turn to help as Sarajevo goes up in flames.

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Skate to Survive

(Doc., 48 min., DVD/Beta, color, 2007)

Written by: Michael Kainer
Directed by: Astra Burka
Produced by: Michael Kainer & Astra Burka
With the help of: OMNI Television Independent Producers Initiative.
Language: English, Dutch & German with English subtitles.

A moving documentary about the artistry and struggle of Canadian figure skating coach Ellen Burka. The film shows how her enthusiasm and energy allowed her wildly creative side to survive and flourish despite the harsh realities around her.

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Children of the Sun

( Doc., 70 minutes, DVD, 2007)

Written by: Ran Tal & Ron Goldman
Directed by: Ran Tal
Produced by: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait, Ran Tal – Lama Films
World Sales: Fortissimo Films
Sponsored by: ITVS International, USA; Yes Docu, The Rich Foundation, Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

Born into the utopian dream of the early kibbutz movement, these "children of the sun" were destined to fulfill the hope for a new way of life. Fragments of found footage and audio create a moving collective memory.

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Paying for Justice - The Struggle Continues

(Doc., 57 min. DVD/BETA, color, 2008 )

Directed by: Sagi Bornstein
Written by: Sagi Bornstein & Michal Hochberg
Produced by: Ori Dickstein – Shamayim Productions
Language: Hebrew, German, Russian & English with English subtitles
Sponsored by: Yes Doco & Reshet – 2nd Channel

A forceful investigative documentary that exposes the immoral and corrupt network of large international Jewish organizations involved with allocating money to Holocaust survivors.

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Paying for Justice

(Doc., 58 Min., DVD/DVCAM, Color, 2007)

Directed by: Guy Meroz & Orli Vilnai - Federbush
Written by: Inbal Petel
Produced by: Ori Dickstein – Shamayim Productions
Language: Hebrew & English with English subtitles
Sponsored by: Yes Doco & The New Foundation for Cinema & TV

The problematic state of affairs surrounding Holocaust survivors in Israel today and the substandard conditions in which they live.

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Go in Peace, Rain!

(Doc., 84 min. , 2007, DVD/Digibeta, Color)

Written, Directed & Produced by: Rehuven Hecker
Sponsored by: Israel's 8 th Channel and The New Foundation for Cinema & Television
Language: French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Ladino, Hebrew and English with English subtitles / French subtitles

The metamorphosis of one Jewish melody, an ancient prayer. We follow its many incarnations – and finally to the dramatic point where we learn of its connection to the national anthem of the State of Israel.

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The Last Fighters

( Doc.,76 Min., 2006, DVD/Beta, Color)

Directed by: Ronen Zaretzky &Yael Kipper Zaretzky
Written by: Ronen Zaretzky
Produced by: Yael Kipper Zaretzky
Language: Hebrew, English, Polish, and Yiddish with English subtitles
Supported by: Rabinovich Foundation– Cinema Project

The six remaining survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, all in their 80's, reflect on the complexity of collective memory.

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The Third One is On Its Way

( Doc., 55 min., DVD/BETA, color, 2008 )

Written and Directed by: Shlomo Slutzky
Co-Produced with: Channel 1, Israel
Available formats: Hebrew and Spanish with English and/or with Spanish narration

An Argentian journalist returns to his place of birth to embark upon a personal crusade. During his travels he seeks to unveil the truth behind the bare facts that obscured the investigation of the bombings of Jewish targets in Argentina.

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