Films Reflecting the Zionist Dream!

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Dream of My People
Zvee Scooler narrated this romantic travelogue of 1933 Palestine, accompanied by the singing of the great Cantor Joseph (Yossele) Rosenblatt. Jerusalem- old and new, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Rishon L’Tzion, Bethlehem, Hebron, Beitar, Tiberias and more are explored with a focus on “the Return to Zion.” Tragically, Cantor Rosenblatt died in Israel prior to the film’s completion and his massive funeral in Jerusalem became part of this film. An historical and musical testimony to the rebirth of a nation after 2,000 years of wandering.

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ISBN1-56082-292-9
66 min., #289, B&W, DVD, $29.95

 

From the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive in Jerusalem 

The Films of Yaacov Ben Dov: Father of the Hebrew Cinema 
A veritable treasure trove of Jewish life in Palestine from 1917-1933.  Yaacov Ben Dov shot more than thirty films encompassing the Zionist vision of the Land of Israel.  General Allenby, Chaim Weizmann, Zeev Jabotinsky, Rabbi Kook, Winston Churchill, Lord Balfour, Eliezer Ben Yehudah, Albert Einstein and Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt are but a few of those captured through his lens. Ben Dov, with his unique talent and vision laid the foundation for the creators of the Israeli cinema. 

Jewish Film Festival, New York, 1996
 

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ISBN 1-56082-120-5 
30 min., #212, B&W, DVD, $29.95
 

Agadati: Screen of an Artist 
Baruch Agadati-dancer, painter and filmmaker- is best known for having captured on film the flavor and excitement of life in Tel Aviv of the 1930's. As film technology improved, Agadati's AGA film company produced the first major sound picture in the land of Israel.  This is the Land (1934), his most ambitious film, detailed the founding of Tel Aviv, the outbreak of World War I, the Balfour declaration and other important events celebrating fifty years of Jewish growth in Palestine. Agadati captured the pioneering mood of the early years and this compilation documentary ably celebrates his life and work.
 

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ISBN 1-56082-214-7 
37 min., #200, Color and B&W, DVD, $29.95

Land of Promise
This 1935 film was made in an effort to showcase Jewish Palestine to the world.  It is one of the most spectacular visual records to have survived. The film features the early pioneers, recent refugees from Europe, and the commerce, agriculture and industry of the period.  Palestine's cities, including "old" and "new" Jerusalem, are contrasted with kibbutzim, the new agricultural settlements. With original songs by Natan Alterman and commentary by Maurice Samuel. Available through the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive in Jerusalem. A true collector's item!

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ISBN 1-56082-099-3
57 min., #235, B&W, DVD, $29.95