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Israel Celebrates First Medal in Beijing Olympics - Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari won a bronze medal on Wednesday as he sailed his final race in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. It was Israel's first medal of the Beijing games, and its seventh of all time. The pressure was high as Zubari, who until Wednesday held fourth place in the the Neil Pryde RS:X windsurfing standings, began his final round. The race got off to a rocky start for Zubari, who fumbled as he pulled out and tried to begin...
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OUT OF FAITH, a feature-length documentary (82:00), follows three generations of a family torn apart by conflicts over interfaith marriage. The family's matriarch, Leah Welbel, and her husband Eliezer, both survived nearly three years in Auschwitz; however, in their minds, their grandchildren marrying non-Jews represents a posthumous victory for Hitler. OUT OF FAITH examines these issues by capturing the intimate details of one family's attempt to persevere in the face of a heart wrenching...
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C-SPAN cable television special feature footage - "President Harry S. Truman on the Creation of Israel" (source: May 16, 2008 C-SPAN) - Extended 24-minute video with extraordinary personal footage of Truman explaining why he disregarded massive pressure from the international community, politicians in america, and the U.S. State Department - and supported the formation of Israel as a Jewish homeland after the Holocaust.
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Funny Freak Show Jewish Spoof - In this episode, The Hartsdales are pressured to circumcise "Primi". This is only for laughs - no offense intended.
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One of the most powerful uses of modern media is the Dove Self-Esteem video ads - the purpose is to educate women of all ages (and men) that real beauty is inner and to warn of the massive dangers of allowing our children to be assaulted by the fashion industry. This message is wholly Jewish and is encapsulated in the concept of "tzniut" (often translated as modesty but better understand as 'inner focus'). This is the latest video message: "Under Pressure".
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