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Based on archival materials and testimonies, this documentary tells of one of the most stirring episodes of the Holocaust periodthe; the exchange of Dutch Jews, inmates of Bergen-Belsen camp, with a group of German Templars living in Palestine. in November 1942 between 187 prisoners from Bergen-Belsen, some of whom were chalutzim, and 300 German Templars from Palestine.

Duration : 40

Language : Dutch

The Templers - Secrets in Tel Aviv

This documentary explores the German Templers settlement in British Mandate Palestine. The Templers (Members of the Temple Society; Tempelgesellschaft), a religious protestant order founded in south Germany in the 2nd half of the 19th century, believed that redemption (2nd coming of Christ) would arrive only by inhabiting the Holy land. They settled in Palestine as of the 19th Century until their deportation by the Britishץ under suspicion charges of collaboration with the Nazis. The film tells of their lives in this country, Sarona and other agricultural settlements, community life, good neighborhood relations...

Director : Arie Gur

Production Year : 2007

Duration : 80

Language : Hebrew

The exchange

סרט תיעודי.

Director : אבידע ליבני

Production Year : 2025

Duration : 50

Language : English, Hebrew

Transport 222 - Meeting of Bergen-Belsen Survivors

Commemoration meeting held on July 1994, to mark the 50th anniversary of the "transport exchange" from Bergen Belsen to Haifa. Home made filming of the gathering between the survivors and their relatives.

Production Year : 1994

Duration : 29

Language : Hebrew