Jewish Studies Filmography
updated (10/00)

119 bullets + three [videorecording] / [presented by] Home Pictures Ltd. New York, NY . 1995. 1 videocassette (61 min.) : sd., col ; 1/2 in. The November 4, 1995 assassination of Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin riveted the world's attention on the conflict between Israel's religious and secular Jews over the essence of Zionism and the future of Israel's cultural and political identity. Will the nation be torn apart by zealots? Two film makers journey from Tel Aviv to Hebron, where the model of a second Israel already exists, interviewing Jews, some of them fanatic religious idealists, concerning the incendiary issues that will determine the future of Israel...and the Middle East. VHS 2806

34 years after Hitler [videorecording] / CBS News. New York . 1979. 1 videocassette (19 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A report about the ways the Hitler legacy lives on in Germany and is supported through an American operation in Lincoln, Neb. Tells of neo-Nazi groups in Germany today that have been known to destroy Jewish cemeteries, paint swastikas on the street, and distribute anti-Semitic prograganda. VHS 269

Acts of faith [videorecording] / produced by Israel Film Service in cooperation with the Central Office of Information, Israel. Jewish civilization in Spain. Princeton, N.J. c1992. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Tells the history of the Jews in Spain; describes the plight of some 200,000 Jews who suffered expulsion from Spain in 1493, rather than submitting to forced conversion to Christianity; also describes the influence of those who converted and remained in Spain on Spanish civilization. VHS 3893

Al Nakba [videorecording] : the Palestinian catastrophe, 1948 / a Benny Brunner Production in cooperation with ARTE. Falls Church, Va. : Landmark Films, Inc. , 1997. 1 videocassette (56 min) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Looks at the events surrounding the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem. Tells how and why 750,000 Palestinian Arabs became refugees by the end of the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Includes interviews with Palestinians and Israelis. VHS 5507

Almonds and raisins [videorecording] : a history of the Yiddish cinema / a Russ Karel film ; directed by Russ Karel ; written and produced by Russ Karel and David Elstein ; based on a treatment by Wolf Mankowitz. Teaneck, N.J. c1988. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. A documentary on the Yiddish cinema in America, primarily in New York City from 1927 to the 1940's. Has contemporary footage of New York City and Eastern European village life. Includes interviews with those who have participated in the Yiddish cinema. Features extensive excerpts from Yiddish films (most subtitled in English) including "The Cantor's Son," "Overture to Glory" with Moishe Oysher, "Yidl Mitn Fidl" with Molly Picon and "Tevye" with Maurice Schwartz. VHS 2352

America and the Holocaust [videorecording] : deceit and indifference / a Fine Cut Productions, Inc. film ; WGBH Boston ; written and produced [and directed] by Martin Ostrow. [Alexandria, Va.] . c1994. 1 videocassette (87 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 discussion guide (1 sheet). Uses interviews, official photos, home movies, and archival footage to explore the factors that shaped America's response to the Holocaust and asks the question "Why didn't America do more?" Looks at America's inaction through the experiences of a Jewish refugee trying to save his parents, and through documented evidence of official policy of the U.S. government. VHS 2665

The American Jewish experience [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; produced and directed by Marc Siegel, Morton Silverstein. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; pt. 7. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Combines modern and archival film footage and photographs to portray the Jewish experience in the United States from 1654 to 1932. VHS 3397

Anne Frank remembered [videorecording] / a John Blair Film Co. ; Sony Picture Classics ; BBC ; The Disney Channel. Culver City, CA . c1996. 1 videocassette (ca. 117 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The video features vintage newsreels, photographs and even rarer home movies to look beyond the celebrated pages of Anne's diary. Includes interviews with her friends, family and protector, Miep Gies. VHS 4287

Arab and Jew [videorecording] : wounded spirits in a promised land / a production of Gardner Films, Inc. with WETA, Washington, D.C. [S.l. 1989. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Explores the roots of tensions between Arabs and Jews in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Exposes prejudices, as well as images and stereotypes held by the two groups. VHS 619

The Battle for peace [videorecording] : Shimon Peres / Julie Gal ; a Galex Foundation production. New York, N.Y. 1996. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Traces Israel's secret road to peace with the PLO and highlights Shimon Peres' life and his role in the peace process. Examines Peres' challenge to unite a divided Israel, split on the issue of peace and security. VHS 5375

The Bielski brothers [videorecording] : the unknown partisans / SOMA Productions ; directed by Arun Kumar ; written and produced by David Herman. Princeton, NJ . c1996. 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd, col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. The two surviving Bielski brothers explain how they commanded the largest Jewish partisan group in occupied Europe during World War II. Survivors relate experiences and stories from this 1,500 member underground resistance group based in Byelorussia forest. VHS 3911

Blacks & Jews [videorecording] / Snitow-Kaufman Productions ; producers, Bari Scott, Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. San Francisco, Calif. c1997. 1 videocassette (85 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. + film study guide (25 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.). Early in the 20th century black and Jewish Americans joined forces against bigotry and for civil rights but in the late 1960s, each group turned inward and the coalition fell apart. This film examines the history of this collaboration and recent racial conflicts between Afro-Americans and Jews and attempts at understanding and reconciliation, with particular emphasis on events in New York City and Oakland, California. VHS 4681

Call and promise [videorecording] / produced by Public Affairs Television, Inc. [and] WNET New York. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1996. Genesis, a living conversation. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Examines the story in which God makes his covenant with Abraham. Explores what it means to be "called" by God, what it feels like to be in exile looking for a homeland, and how the covenant led to the founding of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. VHS 4745

Chava Alberstein in song [videorecording]. Teaneck, N.J. : Ergo Media Inc., 1992. 1 videocassette (36 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Music video in which Chava Alberstein presents a mixture of her songs. She sings songs of love, songs of yearning, a lullaby and even an homage to Edith Piaf. VHS 6392

Chicken soup [videorecording] / producer, Harry Hamburg. Teaneck, NJ : Ergo Media, Inc., 1996. 1 videocassette (14 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. A humorous, nostalgic demonstration by Willie and Anna Schecter, an immigrant couple, of how to make chicken soup, kosher style. VHS 5360

Children must laugh [videorecording] / produced by Medem Sanitarium in Poland ; under the supervision of S. G. Gilinski, S. Mendelson, Ch. S. Kazdan. Waltham, Mass. 1993. 1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. One of the few surviving documentaries depicting pre-war Jewish life in Poland. Life at the Jewish Labor Bund's Medem Sanatorium, a model residential children's institution, is contrasted with the overcrowded Warsaw Ghetto. The Medem Sanatorium, a symbol of health and enlightenment, existed from 1926 through August 1942 when the Nazis transported its residents to Treblinka where most perished. VHS 4570

Classic recipes for Jewish cooking [videorecording] / a national production of Maryland Public Television, Frappè , Inc. and Joan Nathan. New York City . 1999. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Joan Nathan works alongside wonderful home cooks to reveal age-enduring classic recipes tailored for today's tastes. Includes recipes for: challah, gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzoh balls, brisket, potato latkes and chocolate cheesecake. VHS 5840

The Cross and the star [videorecording] : Jews, Christians, and the Holocaust / Etoile Productions. New York, N.Y. c1992. 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Using a combination of interviews and film footage, the program describes the roots of anti-semitism in Christianity, examines the role of Christianity in the Holocaust asking why churches and governments did not do more to prevent it, and follows the reconciliation efforts since the end of World War II.. VHS 4102

The Crucible of Europe [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; produced by Michael Joseloff ; directed by Julian Krainin. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; pt. 4. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Covers the journey of the Jewish people into Europe from Moorish Spain to Lithuania and Poland during the 9th to 15th centuries. VHS 3394

Days of awe [videorecording] / produced, directed and filmed by Karen Kramer. New York, N.Y. c1996. 1 videocassette (43 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The ten days in Fall starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are commonly known as the "Days of Awe" which are marked by prayer, song, ecstatic dance and celebration. Though often closed to strangers, Karen Kramer was able to follow one Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York, during this most sacred season and observe the practice of ancient customs as the celebrants speak about the history and meaning of their customs. VHS 4599

Deadly currents [videorecording] / a Simcha Jacobovici film ; produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada and the Ontario Film Development Corporation ... in association with CityTV ; an Associated Producers production. New York, NY . 1992. 1 videocassette (115 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. A documentary about the history of the conflict between Jews and Arabs over the lands of the Middle East, focusing on the Intifadah-- the Palestinian civil uprising that began on the occupied West Bank in the late 1980s. The film shows the conflict from both sides, giving voice to the full spectrum of opinion: Arabs and Jews, doves and militants, rational academics and bloodied combatants. The film's attempt to give meaningful form to violence and confusion is mirrored in interspersed performances by dancers, theater groups, protest singers, and a remarkable street-performer. VHS 4259

Delta Jews [videorecording] / Mississippi Educational Television ; Mike DeWitt Productions. New York, NY . c1999. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. For over a century, the Mississippi Delta has been home to a thriving Jewish community. Through the eyes of the few who remain, this video traces the history of the community and its relationship to its white Christian and black neighbors. We meet families who as merchants and farmers have taken on many characteristic speech patterns and social attitudes, yet maintained their traditions, even if it took importing rabbis and traveling miles for religious services or Seders. VHS 5910

Der Ewige Jude [videorecording] = The eternal jew : ein dokümentarischer Film / der D.F.G. [Deutsche Filmherstellungs und Vertriebs G.m.b.H.] ; directed by Fritz Hippler. Chicago, Ill. 1988. 1 videocassette (62 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 1/2 in. This anti-Semitic propaganda film, produced in Nazi Germany in 1938, was designed to prejudice contemporary German viewers against Jews. The film uses archival footage and clips from newsreels and other sources, including scenes from the Lód´z ghetto in occupied Poland, to portray Jews as swindlers and parasites. VHS 4019

Les Derniers Marranes [videorecording] / La SEPT ; Films d'ici ; L'Association Mémoire et Histoire ; Canaan Production. Waltham, MA : National Center for Jewish Film, [1997?]. 1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. In 1497, five years after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain, Portuguese Jews were forced to accept conversion. Called 'Marranos' by their Christian neighbors, they tried to keep their Judaism alive. After 500 years of practicing their religion in secret, some 100 adults in the village of Belmonte have remained. Documentary is composed primarily of filmed interviews with the surviving community. VHS 6191

The Dhimmis [videorecording] : to be a Jew in Arab lands/ produced by Gal Production Ltd. Teaneck, NJ : Ergo Media Inc., c1987. Jews in many lands. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Details the centuries of persecution endured by Jews living in Arab lands. Using rare film footage, photographs, maps and interviews, it presents a country by country account of Jewish life that flourished in the midst of ongoing conflict. VHS 5552

A different world [videorecording] : Poland's Jews, 1919-1943 / produced by DNA "Poland" Ltd. with WNET/New York in association with Channel 4/U.K. and Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hamburg. New York : WNET ; Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, 1978. The struggles for Poland ; pt. 3. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A description of Jewish culture in Poland between the wars and its destruction under the Nazi occupation. Documents through archival films, stills, interviews and readings the once flourishing and dynamic community of Polish Jews, and the events leading up to the Holocaust. Focuses on ghetto leaders, the Treaty for Protection of Minority Rights and the rise of European facism. VHS 519

The Doomed Voyage of the St. Louis [videorecording] / produced by MPH Entertainment, Inc. for A&E Network. New York, NY . 1997. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. "In May of 1939, the ship St. Louis departed Hamburg, Germany for Cuba. Onboard were 930 Jewish refugees fleeing the Nazi regime. In one of the darkest chapters in World War II, they would eventually be returned to the continent they tried to leave. Footage shows the ship arriving in Havana, where officials refused to allow the passengers to disembark. As the St. Louis steamed in circles off Florida and its passengers pondered their uncertain fate, immigration officials from various nations were contacted, but none, including the U.S., allowed them in. .... Eventually, the St. Louis returned to Europe, where, despite the heroic efforts of the ship's captain, most of the passengers became victims of the Holocaust. Featuring moving interviews with survivors, period news accounts and commentary from leading scholars ..." Summary taken from the A&E website: http://aetv.com VHS 5560

Drancy [videorecording] / producer, Bruce Eadie, director, Stephen Trombley ; produced in association with France2, Discovery Channel/US, Channel Four/UK, ABC/Australia, YLE-TV2/Finland, SVT1/Sweden, TV2/Denmark ; Worldview Pictures. New York, N.Y. c1994. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Explores the structure of the Holocaust in France. Survivors of the World War II Jewish concentration camp Drancy in Paris describe their wartime experiences especially at the hands of the French gendarmerie and the Vichy Government. Also includes interviews with bystanders who witnessed what was happening to the Jews, many of whom were refugees from other countries in Europe. VHS 3747

Dreamers and builders [videorecording] / Israel Film Archive, Jerusalem Cinematheque with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dept. of Public Affairs. Washington, D.C. c1997. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. Traces the history of Zionism and the movement to create a national homeland for the Jewish people and focuses on the work of Theodor Herzl. Landmark events in the creation of the state of Israel are highlighted, such as the first waves of Jewish immigrants to Palestine, the Zionist Congress in 1897 in Basel, Switzerland, the Balfour Declaration, and the early agricultural, economic and political development of the country. VHS 5838

Drew Pearson's Washington merry-go-round [no. 2] . c 1995, [orig. 1957]. 1 videocassette (12 min., 15 sec.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. This documentary focuses on Drew Pearson's view of the future success of Israel and the strained relations with the Egyptians and Arabs regarding this new country. Pearson comments that despite constant border raids and continued aggression with the Arabs outside of Israel's border, inside the country the cities are prospering and Arabs and Jews live rather peacefully together. Pearson shows images of the landscape, Jordan river, and Tel Aviv. He describes the new nation's army. He comments that Israel is replete with a strong, determined pride in their ability to overcome challenges they face, despite the knowledge that Egypt is heavily stocked in ammunitions provided by the Russians. Pearson also discusses his meeting with Prime-Minister David Ben-Gurion (visual image included). Neel Archive 2

The Eighty-first blow [videorecording] = [Ha- makah hashmonim v'echad] / Ghetto Fighters House. Teaneck, N.J. 1987. 1 videocassette (115 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. An historical documentary made up of film footage and stills shot by the Nazis; contains a compilation of testimony from witnesses who appeared at the Eichmann trial. One of three award-winning films that deal with the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews, Jewish resistance, and heroic efforts of Holocaust survivors to reach Israel.). VHS 2785

The English, D-Day and the Holocaust [videorecording] : with hardship their garment / produced in association with Suddeutscher Rundfunk and Time-Life Films.. New York : Ambrose Video Publishing, 1976. Europe, the mighty continent ; 9. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. This series traces the history of Europe between 1900 and 1975 and includes film clips and photographs from documentary archives. Segment analyzes the events of World War II in Europe focusing on the unprecedented destruction of civilian populations. Discusses the Nazi extermination camps and their brutality against Jewish and Slavic peoples.. VHS 1596

Fictitious marriage videorecording / Tom Productions. Teaneck, N.J. : Ergo Media, c1992. Israeli cinema. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. An Israeli man in the midst of a mid-life crisis leaves his family in Jerusalem, travels secretly to Tel Aviv, enters a fictitious marriage, and is mistaken for an Arab laborer.. VHS 6248

"Follow Me" [videorecording] : the story of the Six Days War / a film by Yigael Ephrati ; Israel Film Service, Prime Minister's Office and Israel Defence Forces Spokesman. Teaneck, NJ . c1992. 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. "Follow me!" was the motto of Israeli commanders who led their troops into battle. Film chronicles the victory by the State of Israel over overwhelming Arab forces in the Six-Day War. Looks at the tense weeks preceding the outbreak of the war, the actual battles on the Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian fronts, the fierce battle for Jerusalem and the emotion liberation of the Western Wall. VHS 5639

Free voice of labor--the Jewish anarchists [videorecording] / Pacific Street Films. [New York?] . c1980. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Historian Paul Avrich examines the lives and ideals of participants in the Jewish anarchist movement in the United States who believed in the possibility of society without government. The centerpiece of the film is a series of clips from interviews with members of the collective that published the Yiddish language anarchist paper, Freie Arbeiter Stimme, together with still photographs of anarchist demonstrations, and old newsreel footage. VHS 5354

From dusk till dawn [videorecording] : with Ofra Haza / Israel Television. Teaneck, N.J. Inc, c1988. 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The versatile Israeli singer takes us through a night of performances as she demonstrates her range of talents in a variety of settings: an air force base; a popular Jaffa night club and the Yemenite Folklore Club. VHS 6394

From the orange to the chip [videorecording] : Israel's economic revolution / a production of IBA-Israel Television. Jerusalem : IBA, Israel Broadcasting Authority ; Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. Tkuma: the first fifty years ; [5]. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 1/2 in. Part 5 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. In its quest to boost per capita income, Israel has progressed from exporting Jaffa oranges to developing high-tech computer chips in just 50 years. This program explores the economic revolution that has occurred in this arid, resource-poor region. Today technology rather than agriculture is the backbone of Israel's economic vitality, as it continues its drive to maintain its position in the world technology market. VHS 5685

Future peace, next war [videorecording] / a production of IBA-Israel Television.. Jerusalem : IBA, Israel Broadcasting Authority ; Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. Tkuma: the first fifty years ; [6]. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 1/2 in. Part 6 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This final segment of the series examines the vision of Israel's purpose and scope--and the leaders who have interpreted and shaped that vision. From the first Begin/Sadat meeting in Jerusalem to the war against the PLO in Lebanon, from the post-Gulf War peace initiatives to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's history has been a story of the search for a lasting peace, but within the context of almost constant war. VHS 5686

Gefilte fish [videorecording] / produced, directed and edited by Karen Silverstein ; co-directed by Rhonda Richards. New York, NY . c1984. 1 videocassette (14 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. A light-hearted look at the way three different generations of women prepare the traditional delicacy. Provides cooking instructions and chuckles, as well as a short examination of the ways people try to reconcile tradition with modern life. VHS 3185

Genocide [videorecording] : 1941-1945 / Thames Television ; produced and directed by Michael Darlow ; written by Charles Bloomberg.. New York : Thorn EMI Video, c1982. The World at war ; vol. 20. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w with col.sequences ; 1/2 in. When the Nazis came to power in 1933, Heinrich Himmler was already Reichsfuhrer of the SS. The new eminence of the National Socialist Party allowed him to set about realizing his dream of awakening the Germanic race within the German people. He had already refined the philosophy of Nazism, its ideas on politics and on race. His aims lay in recreating an older "Aryan" Germany. Uses documentary footage, photographs, and reminiscences of individuals involved in the conflict. VHS 2561

Genocide [videorecording] : the story of man's inhumanity to man / Simon Wiesenthal Center. Los Angeles, Calif. c1983. 1 videocassette (81 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Film explores the history of anti-Semitism and the social world of European Jews before the War. Graphically depicts the events of the Holocaust through the use of contemporary newsfilm and still photos and the reminiscences of survivors.. VHS 57

Growing up hunted [videorecording] : the life of a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Belgium / produced by the Dept. of Educational Media and Technology, Montgomery County Public Schools for the Montgomery County Public School's MPCS-TV, Channel 52 ; Henniger Video Studio. Rockville, M.D. : Montgomery County Public Schools ; Washington, D.C. : distributed by the Holocaust Eyewitness Project, 1991. Video portraits (Holocaust Eyewitness Project). 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Following an introduction that describes the phases and causes of the Holocaust, Flora Singer describes the arrival of the Germans in Belgium and the early stages of the Holocaust in Antwerp. She and her mother and two sisters hid from the Nazis with the Help of Christians, including a Belgian priest and a German officer who was a friend of her father's before the war. Her talk was a presentation to the Washington Hebrew Congregation's Prime Timers. VHS 1742

Havana nagila [videorecording] : the Jews in Cuba. [United States] . c1995. 1 videocassette (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The program uses archival materials and interviews to explore the history of the Jewish community in Cuba and the effect of the 1959 revolution, the U.S. trade embargo, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.). VHS 3545

Henry Greenbaum [videorecording] : a survivor's account / recorded by the Holocaust Eyewitness Project ; Edith Fierst, President. Washington, D.C. : Holocaust Eyewitness Project, c 1989. Video portraits (Holocaust Eyewitness Project). 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Henry Greenbaum was born "Chuna Grynbaum" in Starachowitz, Poland. Following the Nazi invasion he survived in the Starachowitz ghetto and then in a labor camp until he was transported by cattle car to Auschwitz. His description of the trip and of his labor assignment at the IG Farben plant at Buna is graphic. He was evacuated from Auschwitz in a death march. His talk is followed by a question and answer session. VHS 1749

Heritage-- civilization and the Jews [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; with Abba Eban ;. [Washington, DC . 1984. 9 videocassettes (540 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. This series was filmed and researched over a four year period in more than 18 nations on four continents. It chronicles over 3,000 years of Jewish history in the context of other Western religious artifacts, historical sites, and primary literary sources to tell this story of Western Civilization and the Jewish people in it. Programs will include: landscape and archaeological artifacts, sites and reconstructions in the Middle East and the great remains of the classical world; the manuscripts and art which preceded the printed word; the painting sculpture, prints, lithographs, etchings and architecture of later centuries; photographic stills which begin to appear in the 19th century; and black and white film footage from the 20th century. VHS 3391-3399

Image before my eyes [videorecording] / presented by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. New York . c1985. 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Jewish Poland before the Holocaust was the largest and most important center of Jewish culture in the world. Film recreates life there prior to Germany's 1939 invasion, in particular the 1920s and 1930s. Includes still photographs, news footage, home movies, and even paintings by a survivor. Historical narration is juxtaposed with interviews, as the great variety in ideology, social class, and lifestyle of this now-vanished culture of 3 1/2 million people is explored. HOME USE COLLECTION VHS 193, DVD 1936

In the holy land [videorecording] / ABC News InterActive. Warren, NJ : Optical Data Corporation, c1989. Understanding our world. 1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 12 in. + 1 user manual (66 p. ; 28 cm.) + 4 computer disks (3 1/2 in.) + 1 interface cable. Discusses the history of turmoil and conflict in the Middle East, with emphasis on the State of Israel. VDD 23

In the shadow of the Reich [videorecording] : Nazi medicine / a film by John J. Michalczyk. New York, N.Y. 1997. 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 1/2 in. This documentary studies the step-by-step process that led the medical profession in the Third Reich down an unethical road to genocide. It graphically documents the racial theories and eugenics principles that set the stage for the doctors' participation in sterilization and euthanasia, the selections at the death camps, as well as inhuman and unethical human experimentation. It provides the historical basis for many current dilemmas in bio-ethical work. VHS 5166

Independence Day variety program [videorecording] / Israel Television. Teaneck, N.J. 1988. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS 6393

The Ingathering [videorecording] / a production of IBA-Israel Television. Jerusalem : IBA, Israel Broadcasting Authority ; Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. Tkuma: the first fifty years ; [2]. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 1/2 in. Part 2 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This segment examines the history of Jewish immigration and the conflux of cultures that exist within the broader cultural/religious identity of the Israeli population. In addition to identifying as Jewish, Israelis also identify themselves as Polish, Russian, Hungarian, Romanian, Libyan, Algerian, Yemenite and Ethiopian. The program explores the question of cultural identity and heritage in a multicultural society founded on a principle of inclusion for all Jewish people. VHS 5682

Intermarriage--when love meets tradition [videorecording] / Union of American Hebrew Congregations ; producer, Lydia Kukoff ; director, Ilana Bar-Din.. Los Angeles, Calif. 1987. 1 videocassette (ca. 49 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Highlights aspects of a Reform Jewish outreach program for interfaith married couples and those considering such marriages. Five young couples take part in a course designed to provide a Jewish orientation for those not closely affiliated with the Jewish community as they explore the anxieties and dilemmas that can occur when one member of each couple is Jewish and the other member is not. Shows how events such as a wedding, birth of a child, or certain holy days can bring about deep-seated, emotional religious feelings. VHS 4786

Intimate stranger [videorecording] / Alan Berliner. New York . c1991. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Joseph Cassuto was a Palestinian Jew raised in Egypt and a pioneer businessman in post-war Japan who emigrated to the United States after World War II. After his hit & run death in 1974, his grandson Alan Berliner created this film about his life. He combines interviews with family and friends, home movies and archival footage to present a portrait of a complex man who was adored by his friends and business associates but almost unknown to his own family. VHS 5578

Into the future [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; produced and directed by Alan Rosenthal. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; 9. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Reviews the status of the Jewish people in the 1980s. Traces the establishment of Israel from the early Zionist movements in 1945 to the present. VHS 3399

Israel [videorecording] : the price of victory / written, produced & directed by Ofra Bikel. Boston : WGBH ; Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], 1987. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Examines the nation of Israel, on the 20th anniversary of the Six-Day War, struggling with its image as a democracy. Shows the repression of Arabs resulting from the government's increasingly extreme right-wing stance. VHS 4937

Jerusalem, an occupation set in stone? [videorecording] / Insightment Video Productions. 1995. 1 videocassette (55 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Discusses the situation of the Palestinians in East Jerusalem whose homes have been destroyed by the 1967 war and Israeli urban renewal and demolition policies. Interviews with Jerusalem residents explore the social situation, conflicting Jewish and Arab claims to Jerusalem and recent history. VHS 3986

A Jewish partisan [videorecording] : the story of Brenda Senders / produced by the Dept. of Educational Media and Technology, Montgomery County Public Schools for the Montgomery County Public School's MPCS-TV, Channel 52. Rockville, M.D. : Montgomery County Public Schools : Washington, d.C. : distributed by the Holocaust Eyewitness Project, 1991. Video portraits (Holocaust Eyewitness Project). 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Following an introduction about the stages and causes of the Holocaust, Brenda Senders (nee Bronia Szyr) describes the course of the Holocaust in her little town in the Ukraine (then a part of Poland) to a B'nai B'rith youth group. Following the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939, the Soviets occupied her town and deported many of the leading citizens to Siberia. Most of them survived the war. In 1941 the Germans came. Some people were murdered immediately; others perished in the ghetto the Germans and Ukrainians created; still others died in a concentration camp outside the town. Mrs. Senders reminiscences about many of the murdered people while showing their pictures in a book of remembrance. She herself escaped from the concentration camp and survived the war as a partisan. VHS 1744

The Jews of Poland [videorecording] : five cities / [Sektor Films] ; Ergo Media Inc. ; Jewish Film Archive ; Hebrew University ; WZO. Five cities. [Teaneck, N.J.] . c1988. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Filmmakers Yizhak and Shaul Goskind visited six Jewish communities in Poland between 1938 and 1939 in an effort to record the vitality of Jewish life. These five short documentary films focus on Jewish life in the Polish cities of Kraków, Vilna (Vilnius), Lwów (L´vov), Warsaw, and Bialystok. (Their film about Lodz has been lost.) VHS 5361

A jumpin' night in the Garden of Eden [videorecording]. New York, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, c1987. Jewish Heritage Video Collection; RI 142. 1 videocassette (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Three generations of klezmer musicians are working together to revive this vigorous and soulful expression of Yiddish culture which originated in Eastern Europe and was influenced by Gypsy, Greek and other old world melodies, as a well as American jazz, before almost dying out. Shows two klezmer bands both in performance and in the process of re-discovering this traditional music. VHS 4038

Lód´z ghetto [videorecording] / produced by Alan Adelson ; directed by Kathryn Taverna and Alan Adelson ; Jewish Heritage Project. Bethesda, Md. : distributed by Atlas Video, [1992]. 1 videocassette (118 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Chronicles the Nazi persecution of the Jews of Lód´z from German occupation beginning on September 8, 1939 to liberation by the Russians on January 17, 1945. Focuses on the forcible move of Jews into the ghetto, the harsh conditions within, deportation to Auschwitz, and the survival of the few Jews who remained behind and hid in the ghetto. Depicts the ghetto's Nazi- appointed Jewish leader, Mordecai Hayim Rumkowski. Utilizes historical film footage and still photographs, some contemporary footage, and narration from historical diaries and monographs. Much of the historical material was made at great risk and left deliberately by the doomed community members.. VHS 4738

The land of promise [videorecording] : the first Palestine sound picture / Keren Hayesod ; Urim Palestine Film Company ; Fox Film Corporation. Waltham, MA : National Center for Jewish Film, [199-?]. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. This film was made as part of a campaign (prior to the formation of the state of Israel) to encourage Jews to invest and settle in Palestine. Film is a day-to-day look at the lives of the Jewish refugees from Europe who settled in Palestine during the 1920s and early 1930s; highlights the revival of agriculture, commerce and industry initiated by the Jewish community. VHS 5551

Leon Senders war [videorecording] / prepared under the auspices of the Holocaust Eyewitness Project.. Washington, D.C. : Holocaust Eyewitness Project, [199?] Video portraits (Holocaust Eyewitness Project). 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The film shows Leon Senders addressing an adult group at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Born Lazar Sendarovich in Vilna Lithuania, then a part of Poland, he fled to the forests following the Nazi invasion. His family stayed behind and died in Polnar. He was trained in guerrilla warfare in Moscow and spent the war as a partisan radio operator, often miles behind enemy lines, including several months in Königsberg. VHS 1747

Lest we forget [interactive multimedia] : a history of the Holocaust / developed by Endless Interactive. [Belgium] : Endless S.A. ; Bar Harbor, Wash. : Logos Research Systems [distributor], c1996. 1 computer laser optical disc : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 user's guide. Complete history of the Nazi's war against Europe's Jews. Contains archival documentary footage, including Nazi propaganda films, a gallery of over 500 photographs, maps, charts, and a timeline, extensive original text, and audio summaries and archival audio from German archives. System requirements: IBM-compatible computers, 486SX-33 or better; 8 MB RAM; Windows 3.1 or higher; VGA monitor (graphics accelerator recommended); 200 MB hard disk; double speed CD-ROM drive. System requirements: MacIIci or better; 8 MB RAM (5 MB available); System 7 or higher; color monitor; 200 MB hard disk; double speed CD-ROM drive. CDRom 39

A Life apart [videorecording] : Hasidism in America / produced and directed by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky. New York, N.Y. 1997. 1 videocassette (95 minutes) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Film looks at the creation of the Hasidic communities in the United States. Founded in Poland in the 18th century, the Hasidism, in order to survive as a community and a way of life, join in the post-Holocaust exodus from Europe and seek to create an enclave in America. Documentary combines historical film clips and photographs with interviews with scholars (like Arthur Hertzberg) and community members to look at both the history and the daily life of a sect which stresses mysticism, prayer, religious zeal and joy. VHS 3200

The long way home [videorecording] / Moriah Films of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Seventh Art Releasing. Salt Lake City, UT . c1998. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments; 1/2 in. Documentary on the Jewish survivors of World War II who were kept in displaced persons camps and who then eventually made their way to Palestine to found the state of Israel. Uses archival footage, original broadcasts and personal testimonies from survivors and participants, to tell this story of the harrowing years between the end of World War II and the formation of the state of Israel. VHS 5418

The Longest hatred [videorecording] : the history of anti-Semitisim / a Nucleus production for Thames Television and WGBH. Princeton, N.J. [1993], c1991. 2 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Drawing on interviews with Semites, anti-Semites, and scholars, the program traces anti-Semitism from its earliest manifestations in antiquity to the recent ominous outbreaks in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. VHS 2564

[Matzor] [videorecording] = Siege / Siege Films Ltd. Teaneck, N.J. : Ergo Media, c1988. Israeli cinema. 1 videocassette (95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. An Israeli woman loses her husband during the Six Day War. Her husband's friends want her to remain an ever-mourning widow, but she wants to break away from her past and normalize her life. VHS 5711

Memory of the camps [videorecording] / produced for Documentary Consortium by WGBH, Boston ; WGBH Educational Foundation. Alexandria, Va. c1989, 1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 1/2 in. Documentary footage filmed by Allied Forces army cameramen when they entered the Nazi death camps in 1945 and only recently discovered in the archives of the Imperial War Museum in London. Scenes from Bergen-Belson, Dachau, Buchenwald, and other camps. VHS 3521

The Miracle of Intervale Avenue [videorecording] / an Irving Rappaport production in association with Landseer Film & Television Productions ; director, Ken Howard. Teaneck, NJ : Ergo Media, c1987. The American Jewish experience. 1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. The South Bronx in New York City, an area that was once predominately Jewish, is now a decaying neighborhood whose population is largely Hispanic and black. This program examines the people who choose to live and work in the South Bronx, in particular the tiny community of elderly Jews determined to survive. VHS 1654

Miriam's daughters now [videorecording] / Lilly Rivlin. New York, N.Y. 1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Discusses the changing roles of Jewish women and their demand for equal rights. VHS 533

Molly ; The Goldbergs [videorecording]. Goldberg's (AKA Molly). [United States] : Movie Classics, [1987?, orig. 195?, 1955]. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Two episodes from 1950s TV shows starring Gertrude Berg. Molly: Molly arranges for her daughter Rosie to audition with a singing teacher although she is not certain how she can afford the lessons. --The Goldbergs: Cousin Benjamin visits and invites Uncle Davey to return to Dublin with him, but Benjamin's new love does not want a third person to accompany them on their honeymoon. VHS 4133

Murray Avenue [videorecording] : a community in transition / : a film by Sheila Chamovitz. Pittsburgh, PA . 1984, c1985. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Presents a close-up view of life on Murray Avenue in the traditional Jewish neighborhood of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, Pa. Reveals how generations of residents confronted the coldness of urban living and provides a glimpse of a life-style that might soon be lost. VHS 476

The Myth of Masada [videorecording] / Arkios Productions ; in association with the Archaeological Institute of America at Boston University & the Learning Channel. Princeton, NJ . c1993. 1 videocassette (22 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Scholars and archaeologists examine the story of the defense and mass suicide at Masada and question the accuracy of Josephus' account of the mass suicide. VHS 2458

Nash¯id al-Hajar [videorecording] = Cantique des Pierres / S¯urah F¯ilm tuqaddam. Cantique des Pierres Canticle of the Stone. Seattle, WA . 1991. 1 videocassette (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Docudrama - combines documentary footage with staged dialogue inserts on the Intifada. Emphasizes the intentional disruption of daily life in the Occupied Territories by the Israeli army in an attempt to break the uprising. VHS 2048

Nesse Godin remembers [videorecording] / produced by the Dept. of Educational Media and Technology, Montgomery County Public Schools for the Montgomery County Public School's MPCS-TV, Channel 52 ; Henninger Video Studio. Rockville, M.D. : Montgomery County Public Schools : Washington, D.C. : distributed by the Holocaust Eyewitness Project, 1991. Video portraits (Holocaust Eyewitness Project). 1 videocassette (31 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Following an introduction about the stages and causes of the Holocaust, Nesse Godin addresses a class at the Herbert Hoover Junior High School. Born Anessa Galperin, she was 13 when the Nazis invaded her hometown of Shaulia, Lithuania, and forced the Jews into a ghetto where life consisted of hunger and fear. When the Germans were forced to retreat, the Jews were shipped to concentration camps in cattle cars. Nesse Godin wound up in a labor camp at Stuthof until it was evacuated. She survived the death march and makeshift camp, although 8 of 10 died. VHS 1743

Nobody's business [videorecording] / produced, directed, photographed and edited by Alan Berliner ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service. New York, N.Y. c1996. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Oscar A. Berliner, father of director Alan Berliner, is the reluctant subject of this study of family history and memory. Family members add their comments to this portrait of a retired Jewish sportswear manufacturer and salesman who describes himself as "just an ordinary guy." VHS 4914

Nuit et brouillard [videorecording] = Night and fog / realisation, Alain Resnais ; co-production, Cocinor, Como-Films, Argos Films. Sandy Hook, Conn. c1981. 1 videocassette (32 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Award-winning documentary using actual black and white film footage shot inside Hitler's concentration camps. Intercuts film footage from World War II with present day scenes of various concentration camps to describe the horror and the atrocities of the German concentration camps during World War II. VHS 127

Number our days [videorecording]. Los Angeles . 1983. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Interviews conducted by anthropologist Dr. Barbara G. Myerhoff. Film provides a portrait of a community of elderly eastern European Jews, a group of disadvantaged but resilient individuals, now living in the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center, Venice, Calif. who sustain their vivid cultural heritage amid poverty and loneliness in modern America. Intersperses the interviews with views of the center's activities, which serve to bring the spirited citizens together in a common bond of unity. VHS 316

Oasis of peace [videorecording] / written, directed & produced by Jocelyn Ajami. Falls Church, VA : Landmark Media, Inc., 1995. 1 videocassette (26 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Set in the context of the Middle East conflict, Oasis of Peace is the story of a village in Israel where Jews and Palestinians, all Israeli citizens, have been living together as equals since 1978. VHS 3804

Occupied Palestine [videorecording] / [presented by] Cinema Six ; Mountain Top Films. Van Nuys, CA . c1986. 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Portrays the dominant political and social culture in the Israeli-occupied territories and conveys the essence of the Palestinian struggle in the words and deeds of the protagonists. VHS 5372

On the edge of peace [videorecording] : six personal stories / Tamouz Media, Amythos Productions & Thania Production in association with Channel Four TV (U.K.). New York, NY . c1995. 1 videocassette (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Three Israelis and three Palestinians in 1993 are given video cameras and asked to document the effect of the peace process on their lives and the lives of their communities. Their stories plus news footage are used to chronicle the first year of the implementation of the Israeli-Palestinian accords. Film looks at the signing of the peace accords in Washington, the delay of the withdrawal from Gaza, the Hebron massacre, and finally Arafat's arrival in Gaza. VHS 5128

Out of the ashes [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; produced and directed by Alan Rosenthal. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; pt. 8. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Describes the life of early 20th century European Jews, 1917-1945, focusing on pre-Nazi Germany, the Third Reich, and the Holocaust. Uses archival materials in combination with modern footage. VHS 3398

Palestine [videorecording] : historie dúne terre / une co-production France 3, Point du jour, INA Enterprise. New York, N.Y. 1993. 2 videocassettes (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Using archival and newsreel footage, documentary recounts the story of Palestine from the late 19th century through the Zionist movement, the creation of Israel, the Intifada, and the beginnings of the current peace movement at the Madrid Peace Conference. VHS 4727

Palestinian diaries [videorecording] / a co-production of Tamouz Media, New York, and Al Quds Television Productions, Jerusalem ; in association with Kenmerk/IKON TV, the Netherlands, and Channel 4, United Kingdom. [Orland Park, Ill. 1997, c1991. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. In 1990, an international team provided training and a video camera for three young Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. For six months, they filmed their own lives and the occurrences in their communities, capturing the reality of existence under Israeli occupation. Film offers an insider's view of the day to day life of curfews, arrests and executions in the streets of the Palestinian communities. VHS 5157

Partisans of Vilna [videorecording] / Ciesla Foundation ; director, Josh Waletzky ; producer, Aviva Kempner. Waltham, MA . c1986. 1 videocassette (130 min) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Examines the moral dilemma facing the Jewish youth who organized an underground resistance in the Vilna ghetto and fought as partisans in the woods against the Nazis. Features interviews with surviving partisans interspersed with archival footage. VHS 6190

A people and its music / a production of The Israel Music Heritage Project. Teaneck, NJ . c1999. 8 videocassettes (235 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. (1) Israel: Film looks at the questions of what is Israeli music and are there any uniquely Israeli melodies and rhythms. -- (2) Sepharad: Over 500 years have passed since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain but Sephardic Jewry has managed to preserve its rich musical heritage. Film allows the viewer to hear and learn about the beautiful Ladino tunes of the Middle Ages, as well as lullabies, wedding tunes, music of the synagogue and songs of mourning. -- (3) Ashkenaz: Features Yiddish folksongs, the liturgical music of the synagogue, Klezmer melodies as well as Yiddish theater tunes. Features vintage archival footage of life in Eastern Europe as it existed prior to World War II. -- (4) Teiman: Mourning for the destruction of the Second Temple resulted in the prohibition of using musical instruments. Stringent in their observance, Yemenite Jews accepted this ban literally, and instead of developing the playing of musical instruments, they perfected singing and rhythm, drumming and dancing. (5) Morocco: The Moroccan Jews of North Africa created their own unique musical form of expression by borrowing tunes from their Arab neighbors and adding Hebrew texts to them. Film focuses on the unique character and flavor of the poetry, messianic songs and tunes that evolved into the basis of authentic Moroccan Jewish music. -- (6) Hassidut: Music plays a central role in the daily life of the Hassidic community. Filmed within the Hassidic community, film showcases Hassidic melodies, sung in prayer, at celebrations and at many other significant events in the day to day life of Hassidic Jews. -- (7) Toward Jerusalem: Film focuses on the varied musical work of seven ethnic groups of instrumentalists and singers from around Israel, who gather together in order to perform for and meet one another. Film shows them in their own surroundings as they prepare for their trip to Jerusalem. Israeli rock star Ehud Banai joins the musicians. Features music ensembles from Persia, India, Iraq, Ethiopia, Kurdistan, Georgia and Tajikistan. -- (8) One Day The Heart Opens: Seven music ensembles from Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Kurdistan, Persia, and Tajikistan gather at David's Tower in Jerusalem for a concert, presenting authentic instruments and melodies characteristic of their communities. VHS 6405

A People is born [videorecording] : (3500 B.C. to 6th cent. B.C.) / produced by WNET Television ; produced and directed by Eugene Marner. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; pt. 1. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Focuses on the origin of the Jewish people and their development of the concept of God from 3500 B.C. to the 6th century B.C. VHS 3391

The People's army [videorecording] / a production of IBA-Israel Television. Jerusalem : IBA, Israel Broadcasting Authority ; Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. Tkuma: the first fifty years ; [3]. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 1/2 in. Part 3 of a historical documentary series on the first fifty years of the State of Israel. This program traces the history of the Israel Defense Forces in all of its conflicts, from the war for independence, to the formation of Unit 101, the forerunner of the feared paratrooper battalions; to the crack commando teams that protect the borders and police the trouble spots within the country today. The program examines the governmental policy of compulsory military service and the details of present-day life in the field with the IDF. VHS 5683

"A place to save your life" [videorecording] : the story of the Jewish refugee community of Shanghai, China / Montreith Inn Productions ; produced, written and directed by Karen Shopsowitz. New York, N.Y. c1992. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Juxtaposing interviews with survivors with archival photographs, film looks at the story of the Jewish refugee community in Shanghai during World War II when Jews lived in China under Japanese rule. Seeking refuge from Nazi terror, some 17,000 Jews traveled to Shanghai, one of the few places that did not require a visa. While the Japanese did force the jews into a ghetto, they did not follow Hitler's extermination plan. VHS 5549

The Power of the word [videorecording] / produced by WNET Television ; produced by Arnold Labaton, Marc Siegel. [Washington, DC : The American University Library Non-print Media Dept.], 1984. Heritage-- civilization and the Jews ; pt. 2. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Follows the consolidation of the Jewish people and their law, and their interaction with other peoples of the ancient world from the destruction of the Temple in 586 B.C.E. until the 1st century C.E. Chronicles the emergence of a Jewish identity based on ideas rather than territory or military power. VHS 3392

Return trips [videorecording] / produced and directed by Mimi Rosenbush and Beverly Siegel. Los Angeles, CA . 1991. 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Focuses on cultural anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff's study of the community of Hasidic Jews in Los Angeles's Fairfax neighborhood. Tells also how, after exhausting medical treatment for cancer, she found strength among the traditions, faith, and caring of these Orthodox Jews. VHS 3179

The Righteous enemy [videorecording] / Parstel Films. Waltham, MA . c1991. 1 vidoecassette (84 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. + study guide. During World War II, the Italian Army interned Jews rather than send them to death camps in Germany. This film describes the many lengths the Italian officials went to save Jews. It shows how Italian officials prevented the deportation of some 40,000 Jews in Italian occupied France, Greece, and Yugoslavia. While the Italians could not save them all, their defiance of Mussolini and government orders did protect many lives. VHS 3349

The road to "Rabin Square" [videorecording] / Kol Ha'emet Productions. Teaneck, NJ . c1998. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Documentary examines the volatile political climate that existed in Israeli society from the signing of the First Oslo Accords in September of 1993 up until the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Looks at the links between prominent politicians in the Likud block of Prime Minister Netanyahu and national religious parties to the right wing groups loosely organized under the name "Action Headquarters" that orchestrated a Rabin-bashing campaign. Telephone interviews with assassin Yigal Amir as well as first-hand interviews with his parents, Knesset members, nationalist