November 30 - December
10, 2000
An Exhibition of International
Cinema
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The
Life of the Jews in Palestine
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Festival
Schedule
Film
Index by Title
Film
Index by Director
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Sources
Russia, 1913, 35mm, 85 minutes
Hebrew, French and English subtitles
Director: Noah
Sokolovsky
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Screening |
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Sunday, December
10
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4:00 pm
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FREE
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A special
free program at the National
Gallery
of Art - East Building.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. For information, call
202-842-6799 or visit the Web site of the National
Gallery of Art. See our venue
information concerning the National Gallery of Art for a neighborhood
map and directions, parking, and Metro information.
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"Tears of happiness gleamed in the eyes of Jewish audiences, thirsty for redemption," said Israeli film exhibitor Yaacov Davidson, when The Life of the Jews in Palestine was first shown in European ghettos and market towns in 1913. Presumed to be lost for 80 years, the film resurfaced only recently when it was discovered in the vaults of the Centre National de la Cinématographie, France's national film archive. This rarest of rarities shot by Russian documentarian and active Zionist Noah Sokolovsky, depicts Middle Eastern and European Jews planting, sowing seeds, constructing schools and laboring side by side to build the nation that would become Israel. The film also portrays a number of early Israeli luminaries including Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff, presiding over a city council and Joseph Trumpeldor (a founder of the Word War I Jewish Legion) plowing his fields with his one remaining arm. The Life of the Jews In Palestine was truly a call for the Jews of the Diaspora to make aliya and join their brethren living, working and praying in the land of milk and honey.
The film will feature live piano accompaniment by Ray Brubacher.
Co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel
Presented in association with the National Gallery of Art
 Embassy of Israel 
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| Related Web Links |
| Film Information from Amazon.com's Internet Movie Database |
| Director Noah Sokolovsky's Filmography (from IMDB) |
| Embassy of Israel Cultural Affairs Calendar |
| Film Programs Calendar, National Gallery of Art |
| Centre National de la Cinématographie, République Française |
| The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive at Krasnogorsk |
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