The Holocaust
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The Cahana Sisters
(Doc., 52 Min., DVD, 2007)Written by: Gilad Melzer and Gidi Avivi
Directed by: Gilad Melzer
Produced by: Amir Harel, Gidi Avivi & Gilad Melzer
Supported by: Yes Doco & The New Foundation for Cinema & Television
Differing accounts of a shared narrative come to light in this touching documentary about four sisters' memories of their lives during and after the Holocaust.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Hanuszka
( Doc., 65 min., DVD/BETA, 2006)Directed & Produced by: Nurit Kedar
Written by: Omri Levy
Sponsered by: Yes Doco , Israel & Makor Foundation for Israeli Films
Language: Hebrew and Polish with English subtitles
Gifted filmmaker Nurit Kedar tells the powerful story a young Jewish girl who is taken in by the Catholic Church during World War II. The young Polish priest who gave her communion is now Pope John Paul II – and so the nun travels to the Vatican for a reunion.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Salonika, City of Silence
(Doc.,52 Min., 2006, DVD/Beta, Color)Written & Directed: Maurice Amaraggi
Produced by: Nemo Films
Co-Produced with: WIP Wallonie Image Production
With the help of: The French Center of Cinema & Audiovisual in Belgium; the Foundation of the Memory of the Holocaust; The European Institute of Sephardic Jews; The Jewish Channel, The Netherlands
Language: Greek narration with English subtitles; English narration with English subtitles; English narration with Dutch subtitles; English narration with French subtitles
Bits of personal memory and collective reminiscence come together in this moving documentary about what was once called "the Jerusalem of the Balkans".DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Who Killed Walter Benjamin
(Doc.,73 min, DVD/BETA, 2005)Directed by: David Mauas
Written by: David Mauas & Joan Ripolles
Produced by: David Mauas (Milagros Producciones AC) & Miquel Alvarez (Medianimacion SL)
Co-produced by: TV Calalunya, Spain & Nik Media, The Netherlands
Sponsored by: ICIC, Cultural Insitute of Catalonia (Spain) European Association for Jewish Culture (UK) Academy of Media Arts, Colone (Germany) IVAM, the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (Spain) Goethe Institute (Germany) Fundaci? Baruch Spinoza (Spain)
A fascinating investigation into the evidence and mis-information surrounding the death of one of the great minds of the 20th Century.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Goodbye Holland
(Doc., 90 min., DVD/BETA, 2004)Written & Directed by: International Emmy Award Winner Willy Lindwer
Produced by: Willy Lindwer – Terra Film Productions
Co-produced by: NCRV-The Netherlands, VRT-Belgium, Israel’s 2nd Channel and Cobo Fonds, The Netherlands
Award Filmmaker Willy Lindwer investigates the complicity of ordinary Dutch citizens in the deportation of 100,000 Jews to the Nazi death camps during the Second World War. In a moving personal exploration of the scale of this betrayal, Lindwer shatters the myth of Dutch tolerance.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Le Grand Akshan
(Doc., 58 min., DVD/BETA, 2003)Written & Directed by: Ron Goldman
Line producer: Limor Kalo
Produced by: Ron Goldman & Sharon Kedem
Sponsored by: The New Foundation for Cinema & Television and Reshet/Israel’s 2nd Channel
Filmmaker Ron Goldman started work on a documentary about a ship of refugees that sunk in 1942- and ended up telling the remarkable story of one family: his own.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90