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A short documentary (in Hebrew) about breaking in the Akko prison, killing of 3 Israeli Sergeants by the British and the retaliation of the Hebrew underground organization "Etzel". Statements given by Menachem Begin to this matter. Between 4 and 5 on Tuesday morning, July 29, 1947, the Acre prison gallows were operated three times in quick succession. Avshalom Haviv, Yaakov Weiss and Meir Nakar, Irgun fighters who had participated in the May 4th prison break which set free 41 Irgun and Lehi...
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Movie trailer for the 1974 biographical film "Lenny" starring Dustin Hoffman (Jewish actor) and Valerie Perrine. Directed by Bob Fosse. A reporter interviews those who knew Lenny Bruce (Dustin Hoffman), a Jewish comedian who hit the big time in the late 1950s with his outrageous, anti-Establishment, profanity-filled humor. At first, we follow the rising trajectory of the standup comic, from his days as a second-rate entertainer telling lousy jokes to half-asleep audiences to his unexpected...
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SHLOMO is a new musical about the life of the the foremost Jewish Music personality of the 20th century, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. This video is brief interview with the play's Director, David Schechter. With a musical score that includes over 40 of Carlebach's soulful and joyous melodies, the musical journeys through the remarkable life of the troubadour who helped revive the Jewish spirit in the aftermath of the Holocaust:
From his family's narrow escape from Vienna just before...
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"Pillar of Fire" narrated by Sir Ian McKellen. Part 5 of 7. From the dream of the Jewish People's return to Zion to the Establishment of the State of Israel. This masterpiece production features rare documentary footage collected from more than 30 archives and private collections throughout the world, as well as many eye-witness interviews of Arabs, Jews and other nationalities. When PILLAR OF FIRE premiered on Britains Channel Four Television, Jeremy Isaacs, the stations Chief Executive,...
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"Pillar of Fire" narrated by Sir Ian McKellen. Part 4 of 7. From the dream of the Jewish People's return to Zion to the Establishment of the State of Israel. This masterpiece production features rare documentary footage collected from more than 30 archives and private collections throughout the world, as well as many eye-witness interviews of Arabs, Jews and other nationalities. When PILLAR OF FIRE premiered on Britains Channel Four Television, Jeremy Isaacs, the stations Chief Executive,...
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