804 - South Africans Volunteer in Israel's War of Independence
804 - South Africans Volunteer in Israel's War of Independence
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A documentary about the South African volunteers who fought in Israel's War of Independence in 1948. Told mostly through interviews with the surviving South African Machalniks, this is a unique firsthand account of a widely overlooked group's essential contribution to Israel's early survival. Many of the stories conveyed here have never before been printed, recorded or circulated. These intimate personal testimonies feature within a broader historical narrative of the time, incorporating interviews withe leading scholars of Jewish history such as professor Milton Shain and Sir Martin Gilbert.
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Marc Rowlston
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color-black & white
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JMT Films
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Etienne Naude
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JMT Films
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Documentary
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English
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53
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804 - South Africans Volunteer in Israel's War of Independence