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ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED  (1995)

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Academy Award-winning documentary about Anne Frank’s life, featuring vintage newsreels and photographs. Interspersed throughout are interviews with people who knew Anne—family, friends and Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne’s family. The film gives a sense of Anne’s life before the war and the type of child she was. Then it follows her life in hiding and after capture—through excerpts from her diary and interviews with those who knew her. Engages the viewer from the start without the stiltedness of many documentaries. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, with sections of the diary read aloud by Glenn Close.

2 hrs. 37 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

Mini-series (made for television) based on Melissa Muller’s biography of Anne Frank which offers a fuller picture of her life than the diary – depicting Anne before she went into hiding as well as graphically detailing the devastating end of her life. The film has been praised for achieving an emotional honesty - and criticized for using the controversial diary pages, which Otto Frank withheld from publication. Anne is portrayed as a multi-dimensional teenager with flaws as well as charms. Where other dramatic productions usually end when the secret annex is discovered, this version follows the Frank family to the death camps, including a scene of Anne comforting her dying sister, Margot. This version actually indicts one particular Dutch woman for betraying the Franks to the Nazis when, in fact, evidence remains inconclusive. Young actress, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, gives an outstanding performance as Anne. The film also stars Ben Kingsley and Brenda Blethyn. NOTE: This production is not intended for young children, due to graphic final scenes in the concentration camp.

3 hrs. 9 min.  AGE:  14 to Adult

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The Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler  (1988)

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Mordecai Richler is best known for his brilliant depiction of Jewish immigrant life in Montreal in his award‑winning novel, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, made into a movie starring Richard Dreyfuss. One of Canada's most celebrated writers, Richler was born into an observant religious family with a rich immigrant tradition. At nineteen he went to live in Paris, in the footsteps of Hemingway, and he stayed in Europe for twenty years, producing five novels, before returning to Canada. The character of Duddy Kravitz—a difficult, funny, nervous and ambitious Jewish boy—made Richler world-famous, while his biting portrait of Jewish life also drew intense criticism. This documentary examines Richler's Jewish identity, its themes in his novels, and his own often difficult relationship to the Jewish community.

57 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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ASSIGNMENT: RESCUE (The Story of Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee)    (1997)

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Short documentary about Varian Fry, an American journalist and editor who witnessed and wrote about the first pogroms in Berlin. When France fell to the Germans in 1940, Fry was sent by the Emergency Rescue Committee for three weeks to rescue 200 of the most famous intellectual refugees. Against opposition, he remained 13 months and rescued over 2,000 refugees until expelled from France. Fry died in 1967, and in 1996 he was posthumously honored at Yad Vashem as the first American “Righteous Among the Nations.”

26 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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THE ATTIC: THE HIDING OF ANNE FRANK  (1992)

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The story of Anne Frank as told by Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who hid the Frank family. The film begins with the German invasion of Holland, showing the buildup of persecution, hardship and terror in Amsterdam, and ends after the war’s end, with Mr. Frank returning as his family’s sole survivor. Based on the book Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies. Stars Mary Steenburgen and Paul Scofield.

1 hr. 35 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS (Goodbye, Children)  (1987)

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Set in a Catholic boarding school during the German occupation of France, this film tells the story of Jean, a 12-year-old Jewish boy who is being hidden from the Nazis by a courageous French priest. Jean’s friend, Julien, a Catholic schoolboy, watches and says good-bye to his friend—and his childhood—as Jean and the priest are betrayed and deported to Auschwitz. Written and directed by Louis Malle, and based on his childhood experiences in Nazi-occupied France.

In French with subtitles. 1 hr. 43 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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BEN GURION: AN APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY  (1969)

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Docudrama which follows the life of David Ben Gurion from his early childhood in Russia until the death of his wife. Combines newsreel footage and dramatic recreations of events to tell his story. Highlighted events include the Declaration of the State of Israel, the War of Independence and the German Reparations Agreement. Note: Rather than presenting Ben Gurion’s story in a straight, chronological sequence, this drama presents an older Ben Gurion who has memory flashbacks of his past. This format may be difficult for some viewers to follow.

In Hebrew with subtitles. Color/B&W. 1 hr. 43 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

Biography of Jewish artist and social activist Ben Shahn, retelling his life story and discussing his artistic work. Through documentary footage of the time period and interviews, the film explores Shahn’s past. Viewers learn about his experiences as a Russian Jewish immigrant child, his career as an artist, and his political and social activism. A running theme in Shahn’s work is his identification with outsiders and victims. He often combined realism and the abstract in his pictures. Images of many of Shahn’s paintings and sketches appear throughout the film, as well as photographs he took to inspire social reform. The film includes rare television and radio interviews with Shahn before his death in 1969, as well as interviews with his widow, his daughter and his biographer, Howard Greenfield.

56 min.  AGE:  13 to Adult

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CAST A GIANT SHADOW  (1966)

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A part fact, part fiction dramatization of Israel’s 1947-48 struggle for independence. Kirk Douglas stars as the legendary David “Mickey” Marcus—an American Jew and World War II hero who volunteered as a military advisor to Israel and became the new state’s first general. Part realistic war story and part romance, this film also stars Angie Dickinson, Yul Brynner, John Wayne and Frank Sinatra.

2 hrs. 22 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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A Conversation with Abraham Joshua Heschel  (1973)

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The prophets of ancient Israel spoke with great urgency for the late Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. A refugee from Germany who became professor of Jewish ethics and mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Heschel combined deep scholarship with a strong moral passion which led him to march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to oppose the Vietnam War. This film consists of NBC news correspondent Carl Stern’s interview of Heschel shortly before his death in 1972. In this interview Heschel discusses his philosophy of God, his involvement in social and political causes, the value of Bible study, the "abrasive" nature of prophets, and his thoughts on the hereafter. He defines humanity's deepest passion as "a craving for the meaning of existence."

B&W. 1 hr.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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Dear Kitty  (1987)

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This video uses the story of Anne Frank's remarkable diary to teach preteens about the Holocaust. The film weaves a brief but thorough history of the Nazi era into the story of the Franks' life in Germany, their flight from the Nazis into Holland, their experiences hiding in an attic during the war, and Anne's eventual death in Bergen-Belsen. Anne's words in her diary, which she called "Kitty," allow young viewers to identify with her feelings of fear, confusion, and hope, and reflect on her fate and that of the many other Jewish children who perished in the war. Passages in the diary that describe Anne's desire to become a writer and the need she felt to record her experiences for posterity are highlighted, giving children a sense of the importance of personal history.

Color/B&W. 25 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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The Devil Is a Gentleman  (1983)

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Fifteen years after the end of World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi chief of Jewish affairs, was abducted by Israeli intelligence agents in Argentina and taken to Jerusalem. From April to December 1961, Eichmann stood trial for his role in administering the "Final Solution of the Jewish Problem." Eichmann was found guilty and executed for crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. The Devil Is A Gentleman, a 12 minute segment from the CBS newsmagazine “60 Minutes,” reviews Eichmann's career in the Nazi party and subsequent trial in Israel in an attempt to examine the nature of his character. Drawing upon interviews with people who knew Eichmann, including the prosecuting attorney, a former SS colleague, a psychiatrist, and a Holocaust survivor, the program raises fundamental questions about judgment and responsibility.

Color/B&W. 12 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK  (1959)

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The original black and white movie version of the story of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl hidden with her family and others for two years in Nazi occupied Holland. The tension of two families cramped into close living quarters—constantly fearing for their lives—is well captured in this adaptation of her actual diary. The film won three Academy Awards and stars Millie Perkins and Shelley Winters.

B&W. 2 hrs. 31 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

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DIPLOMATS FOR THE DAMNED (1996)

This documentary, part of the History Undercovered Series (for the A&E Network) takes a closer look at four government officials, diplomats, who refused to follow orders and saved lives - many of them Jewish - during World War II. The four individuals profiled are Aristedes de Sousa Mendes, Harry Bingham, Carl Lutz and Georg Duckwitz. Mendes was the Portuguese consulate in Bordeaux; Bingham was the American Vice Consul in Marseilles; Lutz was the Swiss diplomat in Hungary and Duckwitz was a German attaché to Denmark. Mention is also made of American journalist Varian Fry, who was sent by the Emergency Rescue Committee to rescue prominent Jews and enemies of Hitler from France to safety in America. Includes documentary footage as well as interviews with grown children of the diplomats, individuals who were saved by them, and comments by historian, Eric A. Saul. The end of the program describes what became of each of these individuals and their careers after the war. An important film to reaffirm the powerful impact that one person can make.

Color/B&W.  45 min.  AGE:  12 to Adult

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DREAMERS AND BUILDERS  (1997)

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Documentary which provides an overview of Zionism and early builders of the Zionist vision who helped found the State of Israel. The video begins with Theodore Herzl in the 1890’s and includes brief original film footage showing Eliezer Ben Yehuda, Chaim Weizmann, Rabbi Kook, Henrietta Szold and Vladimir Jabotinsky. Early pioneers of the State of Israel are also depicted, working and building on the land. These original clips are from the historic films of Ben Dov, and the video alternates between showing the past and using footage of Israel today. A perfect introduction to Zionism, briefly presenting key figures and events during the formative period of Israeli history.

30 min.  AGE: 11 to Adult

This touching documentary follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel on his journey to revisit Sighet, Romania, the village where he grew up prior to the Holocaust. Sighet was part of Hungary during World War II. Wiesel shares his remembrances with a few friends as he walks through the town and finds the house he lived in. The film alternates between footage of Sighet today and archival still shots of Jewish life before the war. Wiesel also takes viewers to Auschwitz/Birkenau, the site of the concentration camp in which he was imprisoned during the Holocaust. There he discusses his experiences in the camp and talks about liberation. Additional features include interviews with Rabbi Marvin Hier, Founder and Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Dr. Bernard Goldberg, Director of the American Jewish Cultural Studies Program at West Los Angeles College. William Hurt provides narration and reads excerpts from some of Wiesel’s books, including Night. Note: Teachers may wish to show this to classes who read Night.

1 hr. 48 min.  AGE:  14 to Adult

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EUROPA, EUROPA  (1991)

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This film is based on the true story of Solomon Perel, a German-Jewish teenager during World War II, who fled from the Nazis and concealed his identity—only to find himself drafted into Hitler’s army.

In German and Russian with subtitles. 1 hr. 55 min. Rated R.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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FIGHTER (2000)

Documentary about the journey two Czech Holocaust survivors take back to Europe to retrace one man’s escape route from the Nazis through Yugoslavia and Italy. Jan Wiener (77) and Arnost Lustig (72) have been friends since meeting in the U.S. in 1978. During the war, Wiener fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, survived throughout Europe for six years and ended the war as a flyer for the royal Air Force in England. Wiener also spent 5 ½ years in a forced labor camp after the war. Arnost survived as a teenager in Nazi concentration camps including Auschwitz and Terezin. Both left Czechoslovakia in the 1970’s as exiles of the Communist regime.

When the film opens, Wiener talks about how his father taught him to box and defend himself when he was young. After the war broke out, Wiener was always a fighter – not a victim. This is one of the main reasons that his friend, Arnost Lustig, decided to write about Wiener’s story – and the reason the two men embarked on this journey back to Europe. Lustig comments that it is important to tell about a man who chose to be a fighter in a time when most people became indifferent bystanders. Most fascinating throughout the film is how the two men learn in depth about one another. In fact, by the film’s conclusion, Lustig says that they can no longer be friends – they are simply fundamentally too different. Note: The film is primarily in English, but parts are subtitled.

86 min.  AGE:  16 to Adult

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FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: ELIE WIESEL (2002)

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(DVD)

PBS special which examines the life of Elie Wiesel, noted Holocaust survivor, writer and lecturer – and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Narrated by William Hurt, this documentary includes numerous interviews with Wiesel about his life as a writer, his experiences during the Holocaust and how he reconstructed his life to become the man he is today. Wiesel discusses his days as a journalist in Paris, the establishment of Israel and his life in America where he continues to write, lecture and teach university students. He also addresses the events of September 11^th and the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

1 hr.  AGE:  14 to Adult

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FOUR POINTS OF RADIANCE: HOW FOUR CHASIDIC MASTERS SET THE AGENDA FOR

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JUDAISM IN THEIR TIMES  (1998)

This film examines each of the four major figures in Chasidism: The Ba’al Shem Tov, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (founder of the Chabad Chasidic Movement), Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneerson of Lubavitch (founder of the Chabad Lubavitch Yeshiva System), and Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson of Lubavitch. Details of their lives and works are given by a variety of international scholars from several disciplines of Judaic studies, who show us the evolution of the movement of Chasidism. Includes filmclips of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Note: Best used for adults interested in Chasidism and its evolution and leaders.

40 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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THE FRUIT OF HER HANDS: A CELEBRATION OF REMARKABLE JEWISH WOMEN (1988)

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Four Jewish women meet for a Friday night dinner and take the viewers on a journey to meet ten remarkable Jewish women from history. The four women alternate playing roles as Devorah, Beruriah, Gracia Mendesa, Gluckel Von Hameln, Emma Lazarus, Emma Goldman, Henrietta Szold, Chana Szenes, Ida Kaminska, Golda Meir, and the women of the sweatshop. Study guide available.

54 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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FUNNY GIRL  (1968)

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Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for her performance in this musical about the early stage career of Jewish comedienne Fanny Brice. We see Brice’s theatrical beginnings as a roller-skating chorus girl in a music hall, when no one believed she could ever be a star as she didn’t have “classic” good looks. Within a year, Fanny becomes a hit in comic roles for Florenz Ziegfield in his Follies. She falls madly in love with a handsome non-Jewish gambler, Nick Arnstein, which leads to a tumultuous marriage. Memorable songs include “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

2 hrs. 35 min. Rated G.  AGE: 10 to Adult

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Golda Meir  (1978)

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Golda Meir's life was intertwined with the development of the State of Israel, from her involvement as a pioneer during the struggle for statehood, through her rise to lead the country as Prime Minister from 1969–1974. Born in Russia and raised in America, Golda moved to Palestine as a young woman and devoted herself to the creation of a Jewish homeland. Her political style was tenacious, yet she often brought to light the human issues behind the problems facing her country. Walter Cronkite hosts this CBS News Special Report on Golda Meir, which aired in December 1978 after her death at the age of eighty. Photos, news clips and segments from interviews illuminate her personal and professional history. Political leaders and officials including Jimmy Carter, Yitzhak Rabin, Henry Kissinger, and Abba Eban recall her contributions and comment on her career.

30 min.  AGE: 12 to Adult

Intriguing interview with renowned American Jewish writer, Chaim Potok, author of The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev at his home near Philadelphia. Potok discusses his career as a writer, his love for painting, and how his traditional background discouraged both. He also speaks about what he thinks it means to be a Jew in America and his own religious identity, including his faith in G-d. Potok says that he feels that human beings create meaning in what may otherwise be an indifferent existence. He hopes that his writing will open up new worlds for readers – worlds which they may not otherwise explore and which may affect them positively. Note: Six minutes into the film there is a brief “commercial” for the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York which lasts about two minutes.

20 min.  AGE:  13 to Adult

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Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg  (1990)

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Raoul Wallenberg, an attaché to the Swedish Embassy, was sent at the initiative of Swedish Jewish businessmen on a rescue mission of Hungarian Jews. He distributed Swedish papers ("Wallenberg passports"), protected Jews in "Wallenberg houses," internationalized the ghetto to give the 33,000 Jews within it more protections, and saved thousands of Jews from deportation. On January 17, 1945, Wallenberg was taken to Moscow as a Soviet prisoner. He was never released, and his fate has remained a mystery. Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg, a Swedish feature film, chronicles the last days of the war in Budapest. The Soviet noose is tightening around the city, yet the unrelenting mass murder of Jews continues. In this almost surreal atmosphere, where only the victims seem sane, Wallenberg fights tirelessly to save as many as he can—and to preserve a semblance of humanity amidst the nihilistic horror.

In Swedish with subtitles. 1 hr. 55 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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GREAT JEWISH ACHIEVERS (2002)

Created to instill Jewish pride, this film highlights some of the great achievements Jews have made in a wide variety of fields. The film is divided into five separate sections (listed below) showcasing a total of 425 Jewish achievers including diverse talents such as Albert Einstein, Sandy Koufax, Bob Dylan, Houdini and Levi Strauss. The sections can be shown independently or in groups, but it is not advised that the entire documentary be shown in one sitting. This lively and upbeat production utilizes two modern teenagers to narrate the documentary and provide brief commentary. Note: Great Jewish Achievers is ideal for classroom use or family education settings and may be used to stimulate further research into noteworthy Jews – or as a springboard for discussions on Jewish identity. Study guide available.

Part I:  Music, Art and Literature – 13 minutes.

Part II:  Stage, Screen and Television – 11 minutes.

Part III:  Business, Politics and Law – 9 minutes.

Part IV:  Great Jewish Athletes – 10 minutes.

Part V:  Inventions, Science and Medicine – 12 minutes.

56 min.  AGE:  11 to Adult

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HANNA'S WAR  (1988)

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Dramatization of the story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian Jew living in Palestine who worked for the British on a mission in World War II to rescue English fliers downed in Eastern Europe. The account of one woman’s indomitable will in the face of torture in a Nazi prison, fear and despair. Stars Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers and Anthony Andrews.

2 hrs. 30 min. Rated PG-13 (some violence).  AGE: 14 to Adult

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HERZL  (n.d.)

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Well made documentary of the life of Theodore Herzl, “The Founder of Modern Zionism.” Includes his childhood, his writings, the circumstances leading to his conception of the Zionist dream, the first Zionist Congress in 1897, and the Uganda proposal. Narration is British, and the film utilizes numerous still photos and illustrations.

43 min.  AGE: 13 to Adult

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Homage to Chagall: The Colors of Love  (1977)

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Throughout his life, painter Marc Chagall drew upon his Jewish roots for inspiration. Born in tsarist Russia in 1887, Chagall derived much of his artistic sensibility from his shtetl childhood. In his 98 years, he painted hundreds of scenes from the Bible in a distinctive fairy-tale style—dreamy and unpretentious, with sublime color. Narrated by James Mason, Homage to Chagall celebrates the artist's life and work. An extensive interview with the artist and his wife at their home in Southern France reveals his deep affection for the poetry of the Bible, and his faith in the Jewish people. Throughout the film, we see hundreds of examples of Chagall's work, from paintings to stained glass windows.

1 hr. 30 min.  AGE: Adult

Gripping drama based on the true story of Elie Cohen, an Egyptian-born Jew who was recruited by the Mossad (Israel’s Secret Service) in 1959 to spy on Syria. As the film opens, Cohen is depicted as a 35-year-old family man living a normal life in Israel. He had a most difficult decision to make when the Mossad called on him. Cohen was perfect spy material as he was very intelligent, spoke fluent Arabic and physically could easily be mistaken for an Arab. As a Mossad spy, he ultimately infiltrated and mingled with high levels of the Syrian government, providing Israel with invaluable secrets about Syria’s military. This information was crucial to Israel in defeating Syria on the Golan Heights in the Six Day War. Elie Cohen’s true identity was discovered in 1965 and he was publicly executed in Syria. Produced for BBC-TV and starring John Shea and Eli Wallach. Note: Includes scenes of hangings.

1 hr. 36 min.  AGE:  13 to Adult

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In Her Own Time  (1985)

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When Barbara Myerhoff, whose life as an anthropologist has been dedicated to the studies of community, learns that she is dying of lung cancer, she decides to document her own search for solace in the spiritual community of Jewish religious observance. Myerhoff engages in a journey through the pathways of Judaism while studying the life of an Orthodox community in Los Angeles. A secular academic accustomed to a life of individuality and independence, she nonetheless feels herself drawn to living in a way that is more intensely Jewish, more bound by rituals and traditions. Her quest for a place for her soul is the basis of In Her Own Time, as much about life as about dying.

50 min.  AGE: 13 to Adult

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THE INFAMOUS DREYFUS AFFAIR  (1997)

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From the History Channel’s In Search of History series, this program covers the historic case of Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish French army captain falsely accused of treason in 1895. Dreyfus was a loyal officer who fell victim to a corrupt army and the growing anti-Semitism in France. Accused of selling military secrets to the enemy, Dreyfus was publicly stripped of rank and sent to prison on Devil’s Island. Emile Zola wrote the famous article J’accuse in 1898 when new evidence of Dreyfus’ innocence appeared, exposing the government and defending Dreyfus. It was not until 1906 that Dreyfus’ name was finally cleared, and he was reinstated into the army and inducted into the French Legion of Honor. The film combines documentary footage with commentaries by several historians.

50 min.  AGE: 13 to Adult

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Isaac in America  (1986)

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In his interviews and public appearances, Isaac Bashevis Singer presented a humorous and ironic image of himself. While the best-known Yiddish author in the United States, he positioned himself as a renegade standing apart from the "sentimental" tradition of Yiddish literature. Instead, his writings dwelt on folklore, the supernatural, and the lives of refugees cast upon the shores of America. Isaac in America looks at Singer's life and art, from his early days in Warsaw to his acceptance of the Nobel Prize. Singer serves as the guide to his own life, showing us a boarded-up house in Brooklyn where he first lived in America and the former offices of The Forward, which published many of his stories in serial form. We also see excerpts from some of his speaking engagements, and his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

55 min.  AGE: 13 to Adult

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JACKIE MASON: AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY OFFENDER  (1995)

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Film biography of the American Jewish comedian Jackie Mason with clips of many of his funniest routines. The film highlights his childhood, family background and the rocky road he led as a comedian. Numerous interviews with family members, business associates and friends are included, as well as the famous Ed Sullivan Show incident which damaged his career for many years.

52 min.  AGE: 14 to Adult

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JAN PEERCE: IF I WERE A RICH MAN  (1990)

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Violinist Isaac Stern hosts and narrates this film biography of singer Jan Peerce. The film traces Peerce’s career from its beginnings on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It follows his work first as a cantor, then in the opera and finally, on Broadway. It includes many conversations between the famous tenor and his friend, Isaac Stern, as well as film footage of many of his performances. Peerce was best known for his work in opera as well as for his role as Tevye for the Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof. The video includes his historic hit recording of “Bluebird of Happiness.”

59 min.  AGE: 10 to Adult

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KORCZAK  (1990)

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This powerful, well-acted film tells the true story of Janusz Korczak, a renowned Jewish physician and author who ran a home for Jewish orphans in 1930’s Warsaw. Korczak refused to flee and desert his orphans to save his own life. He went with them first to the Warsaw Ghetto and then to the camps. Note: The ending of the film is controversial as it portrays Korczak and the children walking from their cattle (train) car off into a misty distance, whereas in truth, they were all deported. This point may be raised for classroom or group discussion.

In Polish with subtitles. B&W. 1 hr. 58 min.  AGE: 13 to Adult