Jewish Life
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Leap of Faith
Doc, 95 min, 2009Directed and Produced by: Antony Benjamin, Stephen Z. Friedman
Language: English
Searching for truth and meaning in their lives, this group of unlikely Americans take a leap of faith and undergo conversion from Christianity to Orthodox Judaism. Emotional and spiritual strength is needed in order to make such a drastic step in one's life.
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Just Like Home
Doc, 58 Min, MiniDV, color, 2009Written and Directed by: Alexander Gentelev
Produced by: Sasha Klein and Maya Zinshtein - S.M.S. Productions
Language: Russian with English Subtitles
A Moscow orphanage for Jewish children is the setting for this moving story. This gentle film offers a rare glimpse at life in a home with thirty children and two “parents” who refuse to give up hope.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Phoenixes
Doc, 56 Min, MiniDV, color, 2009Directed by: Yoram Hoenig
Produced by: Micha Shagrir
Language: Hebrew, English Subtitles
The profound and moving stories of seven holocaust survivors who have played a significant role in the development of the Israeli society.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
I had a dream
Doc, 52 Min, MiniDV, color, 2009Directed by: Tezeta Germay
Produced by: Micha Shagrir, Tapuz Communication Ltd
Language: Hebrew,Amaharic, English subtitles
As a young boy, born into a closed and isolated community in Ethiopia, far from the centers of the Jewish world, Yona Bugale was brought to Europe, where he discovered his common heritage with the Jewish people. Though he himself did not live to see the realization of his dream and life’s work, he worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, in order to prevent the possible destruction of Ethiopian Jewry.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Tarab
Doc 78 min, miniDV color, 2009Directed by: Boris Maftsir
Produced by: Zvi Shefy
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
The Journey of author Eli Amir and Filmmaker Boris Mafstir in search of identity and memory. Boris Maftsir sets out to trace the memories and personal identity of his friend Eli, and in the process encounters his own buried memories from the distant past in the Former Soviet Union.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
The Fire Within
Doc, 60 Min, 2008, ColorWritten, Directed & Produced by: Lorry Salcedo Mitrani
Language: English & Spanish with English Subtitles
The survival of spirit, belief, and heritage. This is the story of the unique Jewish community of Iquitos. Original Jewish traditions became mixed with indigenous Amazonian life creating an authentic and practically unknown Jewish tradition.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Gut Shabbes Vietnam
Doc, 52 min, color, 2008Written and Directed by: Ido & Yael Zand
Produced by: Zandoco
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel
Language: Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Vietnamese with English or French Subtitles
A clash of cultures is at the core of this uplifting documentary. A young Israeli couple who are emissaries of the Chabad Movement are sent to Vietnam - on a one-way ticket- to encourage and create a Jewish community in this Communist country.
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Nikita Kino
Doc, 40 min, 16mm, Color, 2008Directed by: Vivian Ostrovsky
Produced by: Vivian Ostrovsky
Languages: English version, French version
Reflections of 1970s Soviet Russia through material gathered by filmmaker Vivian Ostrovsky during a series of expeditions in and around Moscow with her Brazilian family - mixed with Soviet-era found footage.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock