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Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

A documentary film. During the Civil Rights era, Jewish leaders worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King to advance racial equality. The alliance between African and Jewish Americans began in the early 20th century in response to shared experiences of bigotry and discrimination. In recent years, this once-close relationship has been almost forgotten. With archival material and eyewitness interviews--featuring the late Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Susannah Heschel (daughter of Rabbi Abraham Heschel), and members of the King family--this documentary revisits the Black-Jewish cooperation and calls...

Director : Shari Rogers

Production Year : 2020

Duration : 97

Language : English

L’Aventure monothéiste-Partei 2- Le Mal הדרך המונותיאיסטית-פרק 2- הרוע

סידרה תיעודית בת ארבעה פרקים. פרק שני. הפעם נבחנת השאלה כיצד תופסים את נוכחות הרוע וכיצד חיים איתו עלי אדמות?

Director : Isy Morgensztern

Production Year : 2009

Duration : 26

Language : French

Regina

Documentary telling the little-known story set in Nazi Germany of the first ever female rabbi. Regina Jonas was a revered figure for her pastoral work in 1930s Berlin before she was deported to Theresienstadt in 1942 and then, in 1944, to Auschwitz, where she was murdered. The documentary follows her struggle to be ordained as a rabbi, and also her romance with Hamburg rabbi, Josef Norden.

Director : Diana Groo

Production Year : 2013

Duration : 66

Language : English

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