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  1. Jewish Transit Berlin

    Jewish Transit Berlin

    (Doc, 52 min. DVD/BETA color, 2009)

    Directed by: Gabriel Heim
    Produced by: Jost-Arend Bösenberg - DOKfilm Fernsehproduktion GmbH
    Language: German & English with English subtitles


    While most documentaries recall the Shoah,  “Jewish Transit Berlin” intends to shed new light on the ‘day after’ and uncovers the postwar fate of the Jewish woman, men and children who survived the Holocaust and sought refuge in the Displaced Persons Camps in Berlin.

     
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  2. Jubanos: The Jews of Cuba

    Jubanos: The Jews of Cuba

    (Doc. 43 min. DVD/miniDV 2010)

    Directed and Produced by: Milos S. Silber
    Language: Spanish with English subtitles


    Cuba is known for its revolutionary leaders, communism, cigars, and 50's cars. However, religion is not usually associated with this small island. Jubanos tells the story of the 1500 Jews who remained in the country despite the difficulties.

     
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  3. Tarab

    Tarab

    (Doc 78 min. DVD/miniDV color, 2009)

    Directed 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.

     
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  4. Leap of Faith

    Leap of Faith

    (Doc. 95 min, DVD, 2009)

    Directed 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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  5. These Are My Names

    These Are My Names

    (Doc 30 min. BETA/DVD 2010)

    Written and directed by: Ruth Mason
    Produced by: Ruth Mason
    Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

     

    Every name tells a story and Ethiopian Jews' multiple names reflect the richness, wisdom and beauty of their culture.

     
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  6. Back and Forth

    Back and Forth

    (55min, DVD/BETA, color 2010)

    Directed & Produced by: Uri Rosenwaks
    Directed by: Morad Al-Farouna, Yusra Abu Kaff, Kamla Abu- Zeila, Mai Al –Farouna
    Sponsored by: IBA Israeli TV Channel 1, The New Foundation for Television & Cinema.
    Language: Hebrew and Arabic with English \ French subtitles


    Under the guidance of filmmaker Uri Rosenwaks, four promising Bedouin directors from the Negev Desert point a camera at themselves and their society to record a ‘self- portrait’ of their own community and its hardships.

     
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  7. New Homes

    New Homes

    (Doc., 54 Min., DVD/MiniDV, color, 2009)

    Director: Radames Vieira
    Produced by: André Sztajn and Solange Amado -ProSol
    Language: Portuguese with English Subtitles


    Told here for the first time is the fascinating story of Nilopolis, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro where a fertile community was built by Jews from Eastern Europe in the early decades of the 20th century.

     
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  8. The Phoenixes

    The Phoenixes

    (Doc., 56 Min., DVD/MiniDV, color, 2009)

    Directed 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.

     
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  9. I had a dream

    I had a dream

    (Doc., 52 Min., DVD/MiniDV, color, 2009)

    Directed 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.

     
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