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Come explore the Jewish Heritage Video Collection, (JHVC), an exciting new approach to Jewish education through media.   The JHVC is a video lending library of 165 titles, including feature films, children's programs, foreign and Yiddish classics, television programs, and documentaries.  Tapes range from the immensely popular children's series "Shalom Sesame" to Steven Spielberg's acclaimed "Schindler's List."  All programs have been carefully chosen for the richness of their Jewish content.

Acquisition of this collection, which is now a part of the Sadie and Henry Homer Visual Judaica Library, was made possible through generous donations by the Homer Family, with national support from
The Righteous Persons Foundation, Alan Fortunoff and The Charles H. Revson Foundation.

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 Alphabetical List of Videos in the JHVC

VH 5998 Abraham Joshua Heschel Remembered
Summary: This program presents Ismar Schorsch and Cornel West remembering legacy of Jewish theologian and philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel. The second part of the program, entitled "Conversations with Dr. Abraham J. Heschel, " contains an interview conducted by NBC correspondent Carl Stern with Heschel about his life, his works, and philosophy. This interview was filmed shortly before his death in 1972. 055 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5494 An Act of Faith
Summary: Describes the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population from Nazi persecution during World War II, as presented through personal interviews with representative people who took part in the escape operation. 028 Min. VIDEO 1961 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5481 American Matchmaker/I Want To Be A Boarder
Summary: The first film is a story of second generation American Jewish immigrants (87 min.). The second film is a story of a husband and wife who pretend to be landlady and tenant (15 min.). 102 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5456 American Tail, An
Summary: Steven Spielberg presents a warm and delightful animated feature about a Jewish mouse who immigrates to America from Russia in the late nineteenth century and gets separated from his family. Directed by Don Bluth. 081 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5457 American Tail, An: Fievel Goes West
Summary: Steven Spielberg's Jewish immigrant mouse, Fievel Mousekewitz, travels to the Wild West in this animated feature. Directed by Phil Nebbelink. 075 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5482 Animal Crackers
Summary: A classic of screen history, this film introduces Groucho's most famous character, Captain Spaulding, whose song became the theme of his "You Bet Your Life" TV program. This is the Marx brothers second movie. Director: Victor Heerman. 097 Min. VIDEO 1930 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5458 Animated Haggadah, The
Summary: Uses clay animation to tell the story of Jews' liberation from slavery and the Exodus from Egypt, Pharaoh's court, the burning bush, and the ten plagues. 024 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5483 Annie Hall
Summary: Woody Allen brilliantly captures the classic neurotic, paranoid, cynical, morbid, guilt ridden New York Jewish male in his Academy Award winning masterpiece. This story depicts an interfaith relationship--one that is doomed to failure by vast cultural and emotional differences. Director: Woody Allen. 094 Min. VIDEO 1977 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5743 Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The
Summary: The story of a young man in the Montreal Jewish ghetto of the 1940's who works and schemes his way out of the clutter and poverty of his surroundings. Directed by Ted Kotcheff. 121 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5568 Apprenticeship of Mordecai Richler, The
Summary: Mordecai Richler is best known for his brilliant description of Jewish immigrant life in Montreal in his award-winning book, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. This documentary examines Richler's Jewish identity, its themes in his novels and his difficult relationship to the Jewish community. 057 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5541 Arab & Jew: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Summary: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by David K. Shipler. The two hour special examines the tension between Arabs and Jews living within the lands under jurisdiction of the Israeli state, including the West Bank and the Gaza strip. 120 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: SOCIOLOGY , MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5526 At the Crossroads: Jews in Eastern Europe Today
Summary: This program documents Jewish people maintaining their culture in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST , EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5569 Avalon
Summary: The story of several generations of a family, from the arrival of immigrant Sam Krichinsky in the suburb of Baltimore called Avalon, down through his children and grandchildren. 126 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5459 Benjamin and the Miracle of Hanukah
Summary: Animated story for children that deals with the traditional values of Hanukah. Portrays the adventures of a small boy who is sent by Judah Maccabee to obtain holy oil for the temple at Jerusalem. He makes the journey accompanied by his donkey and gets lost until the miracle of the eternal light guides them home. 024 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5542 Black to the Promised Land
Summary: A group of problem students from the Street Academy High School of Brooklyn are taken on a trip to Israel. They experience the everyday life of the Jewish community in a kibbutz. Both Jewish and Black youngsters seem surprised in finding that love, respect and friendship can grow in spite of ethnic differences and the color of their skin. 098 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5484 Blazing Saddles
Summary: In this bawdy comedy, writer/director Mel Brooks tackles the subject of prejudice in the Old West. The character of Bart, the black sheriff of the white town of Rock Ridge, may be seen as symbolic of outsiders in society, of whom Jews are a prime example. 093 Min. VIDEO 1974 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5495 Boat is Full, The
Summary: A drama of five Jews who escaped from Germany and attempted to elude deportation by posing as a family that qualified to stay in Switzerland. Direct ed by Markus Imhoff. 104 Min. VIDEO 1980 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5496 Border Street
Summary: A tragedy about an old tailor who tries to save his daughters and others in the Warsaw ghetto. Culminates with the uprising of 1943, when Jews, supported by the Polish underground, take up arms and die fighting. Directed by Aleksander Ford. 115 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5742 Brighton Beach Memoirs
Summary: A humorous look at growing up in Brooklyn during the 1930s. Fifteen-year old Eugene Jerome is desperately trying to uncover life's mysteries, but his family keeps hiding the clues. Directed by Gene Saks. 110 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5497 Camera of My Family
Summary: Presents the history of four generations of one Jewish family in Germany, whose way of life came abruptly to an end when the Nazis rose to power. Told through the use of family portraits by Catherine Noren, with emphasis of the devastating impact of Nazi crimes. 018 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5543 Cast a Giant Shadow
Summary: Shot in Israel with the Israeli Army as battlefield extras, the film chronicles General Marcus's efforts to turn a green military into a super efficient fighting machine. Directed by Melville Shavelson. 142 Min. VIDEO 1966 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5527 Chariots of Fire
Summary: This film tells the story of British runners competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Abrahams, a Jewish student and a Scotsman Eric Liddel run in the 100meter race, each driven by personal passion: Liddel, a devout Christian, runs for the glory of God; Abrahams runs in anger and defiance--to prove that he is as good as any of them. Directed by Hugh Hudson. 124 Min. VIDEO 1981 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5528 Commissar
Summary: In this drama set against the Russian Civil War, a tough Red Army commander's military career is disrupted by an unwanted pregnancy. Forced to stay with a poor Jewish family until her child is born, she finds herself transformed by the warmth and compassion of her hosts. She must ultimately decide whether to rejoin her troops or stay with her child. Directed by Alexander Askoldov. 105 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5570 Crossfire
Summary: Story begins with the murder of a Jew, who is brutally beaten in a hotel room. The finger of suspicion points to a troubled young soldier and to another soldier who openly admits his bigotry. It's up to a detective with a strong moral conscience to solve the mystery. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. 086 Min. VIDEO 1947 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5571 Crossing Delancey
Summary: The grandmother of a 30-something year old woman in New York decides her granddaughter should be married, and hires a matchmaker. Isabelle, the granddaughter, who considers herself successful and happy, is appalled, but humors her grandmother and agrees to meet the marriage prospect. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. 097 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5544 Cup Final
Summary: In June 1982, in response to repeated terrorist attacks on its citizens, the Israeli army invaded Lebanon. This film takes place during the second week of that war, which just happens to coincide with the World Cup soccer tournament in Europe. Directed by Eran Rikilis. 107 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5572 Daniel
Summary: Daniel depicts the famous trial and story of Paul and Rochelle Isaacson. Their son Daniel can't escape his past, a past that torments him and his sister with shattering memories of their parents' execution for espionage. Daniel embarks on a painful journey through three historical decades of dissidence and demoralizing struggles with the help of his wife, lawyer, and adoptive parents. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 129 Min. VIDEO 1984 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5498 Danzig 1939
Summary: Focuses on the collection at the Jewish Museum of New York of ornaments and artifacts which were sold by the members of the Jewish community of Danzig in 1939 when, with Nazi Germany's impending annexation of that city, they needed money to finance the immigration of those Jews who could not afford it. Includes stills of the Danzig synagogue, relating the scene to the religious articles in the exhibit, and survivors of the holocaust provide background information. 030 Min. VIDEO 1980 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5460 Dear Kitty: A Film About the Life of Anne Frank
Summary: The life of Anne Frank as seen through diary entries, photos of her family, images of her hiding place and historical film material. 025 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST , BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5499 Devil is a Gentleman, The
Summary: Reviews Nazi war criminal's Adolph Eichmann's career in the Nazi party and subsequent trial in Israel in an attempt to examine the nature of his character. 014 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5500 Diary of Anne Frank, The, Pt. 1
Summary: Dramatization of a young girl's diary describing the lives of eight people who hide in an Amsterdam attic for two years to avoid arrest by the Nazis. Directed by George Stevens. 170 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5501 Diary of Anne Frank, The, Pt. 2
Summary: Dramatization of a young girl's diary describing the lives of eight people who hide in an Amsterdam attic for two years to avoid arrest by the Nazis. Directed by George Stevens. 170 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5087 Dirty Dancing
Summary: A vivid love story, Dirty Dancing is set to pounding rhythms and vibrant dance. Directed by: Emile Ardolino. 105 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5594 Disputation, The: A Theological Debate
Summary: Recreates the Disputation between the Jewish and Christian theologians in 1263 before King James of Aragon in Barcelona. The program also shows the consequences of the debate, results with chilling counterparts in this century. 065 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5574 Driving Miss Daisy
Summary: The story of a genteel but strong-willed Southern matron Daisy Werthan and her patient but equally determined chauffeur Hoke. For two people so different, they have a lot in common. And the bumpy road they travel ultimately leads to the friendship of a lifetime. Directed by Bruce Beresford. 099 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5529 East and West
Summary: In a comedic film about assimilation and Jewish values, sophisticated New Yorker Morris Brown travels back to his village to attend his niece's traditional wedding. There he encounters the rambunctious Millie, whose hijinks include boxing, and teaching other young villagers to shimmy. Mollie meets her match, however, in an engaging young yeshiva scholar who forsakes tradition and joins the secular world to win her heart. Directed by Ivan Abramson. 085 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5595 Eighth Day, the
Summary: An historical drama set over 2000 years ago. A young Jewish couple is faced with the decision of whether or not to circumcise their newborn son. Portrays an important moment in Jewish history, but raises a variety of questions relevant to our day. 023 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5461 Esther: Queen of Persia
Summary: Esther was a humble, intelligent woman who used her position of power to save the lives of others. As queen of Persia, she saved the lives of her people by uncovering the king's enemies, thereby proving her loyalty. 023 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5997 Europa Europa
Summary: The true story of a Jewish teenager who survived World War II by living as a Nazi for 7 years in three different countries. 113 Min. VIDEO 1999 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5545 Exodus, Pt. 1
Summary: This film chronicles the story of the post World War II Jewish struggle for independence and their fight to establish a homeland in Israel. Directed by Otto Preminger. 208 Min. VIDEO 1960 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5546 Exodus, Pt. 2
Summary: This film chronicles the story of the post World War II Jewish struggle for independence and their fight to establish a homeland in Israel. Directed by Otto Preminger. 208 Min. VIDEO 1960 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5547 Fictitious Marriage
Summary: A humorous and insightful film that explores the ironies of Israeli life and asks what finally defines us and binds us to one another. Directed by Haim Bouzaglo. 090 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5530 Fiddler on the Roof, Pt. 1
Summary: Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. Directed b y Norman Jewison. 180 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: MUSICAL Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5531 Fiddler on the Roof, Pt. 2
Summary: Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. Directed b y Norman Jewison. 180 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: MUSICAL Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5462 Fliegel's Flight
Summary: This film is a compact and intelligent animated summary of Jewish history. In a few pointed remarks, the little bird, Fliegel covers a lot of ground, giving children a way to absorb many events and themes. 027 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5575 Forward, The
Summary: The history of this successful Yiddish newspaper is chronicled from its inception in 1897. Shows the special role the Jewish daily "Forward" played in the lives of millions of immigrants who became Americans. Directed by Marlene Booth. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5576 Free Voice of Labor: The Jewish Anarchists
Summary: Focuses on the Jewish anarchists as disillusioned immigrants during the late 1800s in American sweatshops. Historian Paul Avrich articulates the group's history and philosophy and shows how the spirit of the anarchists remains alive as they reminisce about the group's experiences. 058 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: U.S. HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5485 Frisco Kid, The
Summary: A pious Polish Rabbi is headed for San Francisco, where he will assume the leadership of a congregation. With the aid of a softhearted outlaw, the Rabbi works his way west from Pennsylvania. Along the way, his Orthodox values make a lasting impression on Indians and frontiersmen. Director: Robert Aldrich. 119 Min. VIDEO 1979 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5577 Funny Girl
Summary: Follows the early career of Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfeld Follies, and her stormy romance with Nicky Arnstein. Directed by William Wyler. 165 Min. VIDEO 1968 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5502 Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Summary: This drama is set in Italy in 1938, when Mussolini's anti-Semitic edicts began to isolate the Jews from their communities. As the political atmosphere becomes increasingly hostile to Jewish citizens, the handsome and carefree children of a cultured Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, turn their home into a refuge for their young friends. In an atmosphere of emotional instability, they play out heartbreaking romantic rituals which spiral into tragedy as Fascism gradually descents upon their world. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. 094 Min. VIDEO 1971 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5598 Genesis: Call and Promise/A Family Affair, Part 3
Summary: Call and Promise focuses on the story of God's covenant with Abraham. A Family Affair focuses on the story of Abraham's relationship with Hagar and Sarah. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5600 Genesis: God Wrestling/Exile, Part 5
Summary: God Wrestling concerns the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with the angel and his dream of a ladder stretching to heaven. Exile focuses on Joseph's exile in Egypt. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5596 Genesis: In God's Image/Temptation, Part 1
Summary: In God's Image focuses on the first story in the Book of Genesis, God's creation of the Earth and man. Temptation focuses on Adam and Eve's testing of the forbidden fruit and their subsequent expulsion from Eden. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5597 Genesis: The First Murder/Apocalypse, Part 2
Summary: The First Murder focuses on the story of Cain and Abel. The Apocalypse focuses on the story of Noah, his ark, and the great flood. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5599 Genesis: The Test/Blessed Deception, Part 4
Summary: The Test focuses on the story of God's command that Abraham sacrifice his son Isaac. Blessed Deception focuses on Rebecca's use of deceit to procure Isaac's blessing for Jacob. 120 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5486 Genghis Cohn
Summary: A dark comedy about Genghis Cohn who is a two-bit Jewish comedian in prewar Europe who will say anything about the Germans to get a laugh. But his act literally dies at Dachau when the commandant orders his execution. 100 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5999 Genocide 1941 - 45 (The World At War Series)
Summary: Looks at Heinrich Himmler, Reichsfuhrer of the SS, and the development of the idea of the master race in Germany. Also documents how genocide became an operating policy of the Nazis in dealing with the Jews. 052 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5578 Gentleman's Agreement
Summary: This stars Gregory Peck as a journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism. Searching for an angle, he finally decides to pose as a Jew and soon discovers what it is like to be a victim of religious intolerance. Directed by Elia Kazan. 118 Min. VIDEO 1947 Subject: COMMUNICATION Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5548 Golda Meir
Summary: Photos, news clips and segments from interviews illuminate Golda Meir's personal and professional history. Political leaders and officials recall her contributions and comment on her career. 050 Min. VIDEO 1978 Subject: MIDDLE EAST , BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5503 Good Evening Mr. Wallenberg: A Passion Taken From Reality
Summary: Raoul Wallenberg, an attache to the Swedish embassy, moved from Sweden to Budapest in late 1944 to help protect Jews from Adolph Eichmann's Sonderkommando. 115 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5579 Goodbye Columbus
Summary: A poor Bronx librarian falls in love with a pampered, Jewish debutante from Westchester. Their effort to cross class lines amid parental opposition create an atmosphere for bittersweet comedy. Directed by Larry Peerce. 105 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5487 Great Dictator, The
Summary: Charlie Chaplin plays both a humble Jewish barber and the egomaniacal dictator Adenoid Hynkel of Tomania. As the anti-Jewish climate worsens, the barber finds himself an unlikely hero to his compatriots, who have been resisting deportation to a concentration camp. Chaplin ends the film with an impassioned plea for tolerance. Director: Charles Chaplin. 126 Min. VIDEO 1940 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6020 Great Figures of the Bible: Abraham and Isaac
Summary: About fathers and sons, Abraham and the binding of Isaac. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6018 Great Figures of the Bible: Adam and Eve
Summary: The story of temptation, Adam and Eve and after. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6019 Great Figures of the Bible: Cain and Abel: The First Murder
Summary: The first murder, the story of Cain and Abel. 049 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6023 Great Figures of the Bible: David
Summary: David, greatness and passion. 047 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6021 Great Figures of the Bible: Job
Summary: Suffering and sacrifice, the story of Job. 048 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6022 Great Figures of the Bible: Moses
Summary: Moses, the agony of power. 054 Min. VIDEO 2000 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5601 Half the Kingdom
Summary: A documentary that focuses on the dilemmas of Jewish women as they struggle to find common ground between religious and cultural tradition and contemporary feminist principles. 059 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5580 Hester Street
Summary: Lives and loves of Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side of New Yorkin 1896, and their adjustment to life in America. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. 089 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5549 Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Summary: Four young Zionists are assigned to defend strategic Hill 24 outside Jerusalem in order to maintain access to the besieged city during Israel's War of Independence. Directed by Thorold Dickinson. 101 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5581 His People
Summary: Originally released in 1925 and directed by Edward Sloman. Two young men stray from traditions cherished by their Russian-immigrant parents, but both generations learn to accept changing circumstances and desire in order to preserve the family. 091 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5532 Homage to Chagall
Summary: Portrait of Russian painter Marc Chagall, with photographs of over 300 of his paintings, murals and stained glass windows. Also includes interviews with the artist and his wife. 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ART , BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5582 Homicide
Summary: Police hostage negotiator Robert Gold confronts his long buried Jewish identity as he searches for a criminal wanted by the FBI for the murder of an elderly Jewish shopkeeper. Assigned to the case because he's a Jew, Gold grapples with his unformed Jewish side while he learns about the murdered woman and her circle of acquaintances. Directed by David Manet. 100 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5550 House On Chelouche Street, The
Summary: Set in Tel Aviv during the turbulent period at the end of the British Mandate, this film centers on a family that left a life of comfort in Alexandria to settle in Palestine. 111 Min. VIDEO 1973 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5551 How Israel Won the War
Summary: This CBS News Special Report is a detailed review of the military strategies that enabled the Israeli Defense Force to defeat the Arab armies in the Six-Day War. 035 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5533 Image Before My Eyes
Summary: Directed by Josh Waletzky. Jewish Poland before its destruction was the largest and most important center of Jewish culture and creativity in the world. Through rare films as well as photographs, memorabilia, music and interviews with survivors of this lost culture, vividly recreates Jewish life in Poland from the late 19th century through the 1930's. 090 Min. VIDEO 1980 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5583 Imported Bridegroom, The
Summary: Asriel Stroon is an immigrant who's made good in America. At the turn of the century, he has a successful business, a large home, and a beautiful daughter. But the cost of such affluence is his spiritual life. By marrying off his precious Flora to an imported "yeshiva bocher, " he hopes to compensate (on some heavenly scorecard) for his own failings. But Flora has other plans. Directed by Brian Heffron. 093 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5602 In Her Own Time
Summary: When anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff learns that she is dying of cancer, she decides to document her own search for solace in an Orthodox community in Los Angeles. She feels herself drawn to living in a way that is more intensely Jewish, more bound by rituals and traditions. 060 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5603 Intermarriage: When Love Meets Tradition
Summary: Produced in association with the Reform Movement, this film explores the realities of a growing phenomenon in American Jewish life: between 40 to 50 percent of Jews today marry non-Jews. 033 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5584 Isaac in America
Summary: Presents a biography of Nobel Prize winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer as he converses with friends in a popular cafeteria, responds to post lecture questions, and addresses people in his study. Also includes documentary footage from the 1978 Nobel ceremonies, and Judd Hirsch reads excerpts from Singer's stories. Directed by Amram Nowak. 054 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5556 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. 5
Summary: Former Israeli Foreign Minister, Abba Eban chronicles the events leading to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948 and the subsequent conflicts. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5552 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. I
Summary: Portrays the rise of Zionism and President Truman's mounting pressure for a Jewish State, following the Holocaust and continued post-war European Jewish plight. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5553 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. II
Summary: This program covers the flood of immigrants returning to their traditional homeland and the development of the State of Israel in the early 1950s. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5555 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. III
Summary: Abba Eban explains how Israel ended its isolation, culminating in the combined Anglo-French-Israeli Sinai Campaign of 1956. It concludes with Nasser plotting a maritime blockade and invasion of Israel as United Nations forces leave the area. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5554 Israel: A Nation is Born, Pt. IV
Summary: This program starts with the events surrounding the Six Day War of 1967 and tells how post-war attempts to achieve peace failed and a long term war of attrition ensued. 055 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5557 Israelis, The
Summary: Broadcast two weeks after the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, this CBS News Special Report explores the national character of different countries. Israeli journalist Amos Elon presents his personal perspective on the Israeli people. A rich selection of everyday scenes conveys the complexities of life in Israel. 036 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5488 Jack Benny Program, The
Summary: The violin playing master of comic understatement appears in two of his most famous programs from the golden age of television. 053 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5585 Jazz Singer, The
Summary: Originally released in 1927. The story of a Jewish cantor's son who aspires to be a jazz singer despite his father's objection and religious tradition. In motion picture history, this was the first feature film to utilize synchronous sound. Jolson's songs include "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, " "Blue Skies, " and "Mammy." Directed by Alan Crosland. 089 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5604 Journey, The
Summary: A young Russian boy and an American Jewish engineer meet in Leningrad during World War II and form a friendship that changes both their lives. Directed by Sara Wurtzel. 034 Min. VIDEO 1989 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5504 Judgement at Nuremberg, Tape 1
Summary: A fictionalized account of a war crimes trial at Nuremberg, Germany, of four Nazi jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. Provides insight into Nazi brutality and raises questions about freedom of choice, loyalty to one's country, and responsibility to mankind. Directed by Stanley Kramer. 186 Min. VIDEO 1961 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5505 Judgement at Nuremberg, Tape 2
Summary: A fictionalized account of a war crimes trial at Nuremberg, Germany, of four Nazi jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. Provides insight into Nazi brutality and raises questions about freedom of choice, loyalty to one's country, and responsibility to mankind. Directed by Stanley Kramer. 186 Min. VIDEO 1961 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5605 Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden, A
Summary: For nearly a millennium, vigorous and soulful klezmer music was part of the celebration of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, and in the early decades of the 20th century the music continued to flourish in America. This film traces the effects of two contemporary groups to recover a lost history. 075 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5506 Kitty: A Return to Auschwitz
Summary: From her home in Birmingham, England, thirty four years after her liberation, Kitty Felix Hart visits Auschwitz with her grown son. Her words convey the horror and madness of daily death by the thousands. Her account gives new insight into man's most terrible act of inhumanity. 073 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5534 Last Marranos, The
Summary: The forcibly converted Jews of Portugal, called Marranos continued to secretly practice their religion. This film looks at the village of Belmonte, Portugal. Its rites and prayers are an amalgam of Christianity and bits of Judaism preserved through the ages. 065 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5558 Late Summer Blues
Summary: Set in 1970 during the War of Attrition at the Suez Canal, this film chronicles events in the lives of seven Israeli students on summer break between their final exams and their induction into the Israeli army. 101 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5489 Lenny
Summary: The film captures Lenny Bruce, a troubled comedian on stage and off, trying to make sense of a world full of pretense and sham. Bruce's vulgarity is well apparent, but so is his humor, which hits home with uncanny accuracy. Directed by Bob Fosse. 112 Min. VIDEO 1974 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5463 Lights: The Miracle of Chanukah
Summary: The lights refer to the flickering Hebrew letters, which represent the Jewish tradition that the Greeks tried to destroy. The lights travel with the main Jewish characters as a constant reminder not to succumb to cultural assimilation. 024 Min. VIDEO 1983 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5507 Lodz Ghetto
Summary: Chronicles the Nazi persecution of the Jews of Lodz 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. Directed by Kathryn Taverna and Alan Adelson. 118 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5606 Longest Hatred, Part 1
Summary: Drawing on interviews with Semites and anti-Semites, as well as prominent scholars in Europe, American and the Middle East, this program traces anti-Semitism from its earliest manifestations in antiquity to the recent ominous outbreaks in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. Also takes a humanistic look at relations between Arabs and Israelis. 150 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5607 Longest Hatred, Part 2
Summary: Drawing on interviews with Semites and anti-Semites, as well as prominent scholars in Europe, America and the Middle East, this program traces anti-Semitism from its earliest manifestations in antiquity to the recent ominous outbreaks in Germany, Russia, and elsewhere. Also, takes a humanistic look at relations between Arabs and Israelis. 150 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5464 Lovely Butterfly: Chanukah
Summary: Puppets Butz and Uza and their human friends Ronnie and Effie sing songs and tell stories about the traditions surrounding this holiday known as "Festival of Lights." Participate in a kindergarten Chanukah party, spin the dreidel and learn how "Latkes" were made. 025 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5586 Marjorie Morningstar
Summary: Marjorie leaves her family and fiancé for a season of summer stock at an east coast resort, where she meets and falls in love with a handsome producer. He sweeps her off her feet and into a once-in-a-lifetime love affair and teaches Marjorie her first lessons about the theatre and life. Directed by Irving Rapper. 125 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5587 Miracle of Intervale Avenue, The
Summary: 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. 065 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5535 Mirele Efros
Summary: Mirele, a noble, dignified widow and successful businesswoman comes into conflict with the daughter-in-law she chose for her eldest son. Her generosity and love for her son lead to her undoing. Directed by Joseph Berne. 080 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5857 Mitzvah Machine, The
Summary: This animated story serves as a catalyst for teaching in junior high school about the nature of Mitzvah living. 012 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5465 Molly's Pilgrim
Summary: The story of a young Russian Jewish immigrant girl, who is ostracized for being different until she creates a Thanksgiving doll which resembles a modern-day pilgrim like herself. 024 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5490 Mr. Saturday Night
Summary: Comedian Billy Crystal makes his directorial debut playing Buddy, a Jewish comic who "rose to the middle." Buddy's hysterical career missteps tell the story of a performer obsessed with winning the love of audiences while sacrificing the love of his family. 119 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5741 Music Box
Summary: In this intense courtroom thriller, Chicago attorney Ann Talbot agrees to defend her Hungarian immigrant father Mike Laszlo against accusations of heinous war crimes committed 50 years earlier. Directed by Costa-Gavras. Directed by Costa-Gavras. 126 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: DRAMA Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5491 My Favorite Year
Summary: A hysterically funny fictional treatment of the backstage shenanigans of the 1950s Sid Caesar's television program, Your Show of Shows. Directed by Richard Benjamin. 092 Min. VIDEO 1982 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5588 Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Summary: Set in the 50s, this is the story of a young man's struggle for independence. Larry Lapinsky leaves his home in Brooklyn for the freedom and excitement of Greenwich Village. There he starts his acting career, falls in with a group of free spirits and learns to cope with his overbearing mother. Directed by Paul Mazursky. 112 Min. VIDEO 1992 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5508 Night and Fog
Summary: Disturbing rumination on the atrocities of the Holocaust is one of the most powerful films ever made. Director: Alain Resnais. 032 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: HOLOCAUST , COMMUNICATION Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5739 Northern Exposure
Summary: Indebted to the State of Alaska for financing his medical education, incorrigible New Yorker Joel Fleischman agrees to serve his first four years of practice in Anchorage. But to his dismay, the irate young doctor finds himself assigned instead to the town of Cicely, Alaska, population 500. 050 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5509 Now...After All These Years
Summary: A documentary on the events that took place in Rhina, in 1939 when the Jewish population was beaten, their synagogue burned, and their property destroyed before they were expelled from the village. Interviews with German Christians living in the village at the time explore the questions of responsibility for these acts, while interviews with surviving Jews describe the harmonious life in the village prior to the 1930s and the deteriorating atmosphere of hatred and racism by the end of the decade. 060 Min. VIDEO 1981 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5589 Number Our Days
Summary: Uses interviews conducted by anthropologist Barbara Meyerhoff to document the lives of Jewish people in their 80's and 90's in Venice, California. Intersperses the interviews with views of the activities at the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center, which serves to bring the spirited citizens together in a common bond of unity. 029 Min. VIDEO 1983 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5466 One Minute Bible Stories: (Old Testament)
Summary: Shari Lewis retells twenty-six well-known Old Testament stories and parables in a simple, one-minute format. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5559 Operation Jonathan
124 Min. VIDEO 1977 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5536 Operation Moses: A Documentary
Summary: The epic story of the rescue, immigration and absorption of Ethiopian Jewry is told in this gripping documentary. Through testimonials and rare footage, we view the daring saga of people saved from extinction by the efforts of the World Jewish community. 027 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5510 Oppermanns, The Pt. 1
Summary: A drama made for German TV, recounts how one wealthy German-Jewish family responded during the critical years prior to World War II. The Oppermann brothers continue to emotionally resist acknowledging the extent of Nazi gains. Finally, they can resist no longer. 235 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5511 Oppermanns, The Pt. 2
Summary: A drama made for German TV, recounts how one wealthy German-Jewish family responded during the critical years prior to World War II. The Oppermann brothers continue to emotionally resist acknowledging the extent of the Nazi gains. Finally, they can resist no longer. 235 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5560 Over the Ocean
Summary: Set in 1962 and narrated from the perspective of a 10-year old boy whose parents cannot agree whether to move to Canada or remain in Israel, Menachem envisions better opportunities in Canada while Rosa perceives the family as too deeply rooted in Israel to move abroad. 090 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5512 Painful Reminder, A
Summary: This film was produced at the end of WWII to document the Nazi atrocities evidenced in various concentration camps. It utilizes film footage shot by the British, Americans and Russians as they liberated the camps and the personal narrative of survivor and other witnesses. This film project was originally under the direction of Sidney Bernstein who was attached to the Psychological Warfare Division of Allied Supreme Headquarters. It was not released for over 40 years due to the international tension over Berlin. Includes interviews with survivors who recall their experiences in various camps. 069 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5513 Partisans of Vilna
Summary: Documentary on the Jewish youth who organized a Jewish underground resistance in the Vilna ghetto and fought as partisans in the woods against the Nazis. Features interviews with surviving partisans interspersed with rare archival footage. 130 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5856 Pawnbroker, The
Summary: Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi death camp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity. When his assistant sacrifices his own life for the pawnbroker during a robbery, Sol is finally confronted with the inherent goodness of the human spirit. Directed by Sidney Lumet. 116 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5537 Prisoner of Honor
Summary: After a Jewish officer in the French artillery is found guilty of trying to sell secrets to the enemy, the Army appoints a new Head of Counter-Intelligence who re-opens the case when he discovers the officer is innocent. Directed by Ken Russell. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5492 Private Benjamin
Summary: Goldie Hawn plays a spoiled young Jewish woman who joins the Army after her husband drops dead on their wedding night. She enlists under the impression that she can lead a cushy military lifestyle in an exotic paradise. She quickly finds herself in a rugged boot camp at the mercy of a leathery drill sergeant. Directed by Howard Zieff. 110 Min. VIDEO 1980 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5590 Purple Heart, The
Summary: This is the story of a World War II crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation, being tried and convicted as war criminals. Directed by Lewis Milestone. 098 Min. VIDEO 1944 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5608 Return Trips
Summary: Using archival material, music and memories, this film chronicles both the Americanization of early Jewish immigrants and the return of a generation formed by the counterculture movement. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5609 Ritual: Three Portraits of Jewish Life
Summary: Examines three Jewish religious rituals: daily prayer, as an example of repetitive ritual; the building of a sukkah, typifying the celebration of a festival; and circumcision, marking a milestone in the life cycle. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5538 Routes of Exile
Summary: A historical study of Moroccan Jews, from their early settlements over 2000 years ago and their identification as Berber Jews, through the migration of Spanish Jews at the end of the 15th century. Interviews with descendants of original merchant settlers. Art reproductions, animated maps, and archival footage reconstruct the Jews' history and life style in Morocco until WWII. Documents the emigration of Moroccan Jews after Moroccan independence to the newly established state of Israel, France and Canada focusing on their adaptation to foreign cultures. 090 Min. VIDEO 1988 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5467 Sabbath Kit, The
Summary: Four short segments, some with animation, present aspects of the Jewish Sabbath to children. 018 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5561 Sadat in Israel
Summary: CBS news coverage of Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem. Reviews the day's events, including Sadat's tour of Muslim, Christian and Jewish sites, excerpts from speeches by Sadat and Begin and interviews with the two leaders. 020 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5562 Sallah
Summary: A satirical comedy showing the problems an immigrant family from North Africa encounters in adjusting to life in Israel. 105 Min. VIDEO 1964 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5729 Saturday Night Live: (Course)
Summary: A selection of comedy sketches which originally aired on the television program Saturday Night Live in the 1970s - 1980s. Most of the pieces involve Jews as characters, often in stereotypical roles. 030 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5610 Saying Kaddish
Summary: Portrays the experience of the Roth family when Rachel Roth dies of cancer at age 59. She leaves behind an immediate family consisting of her husband and two daughters. The film focuses on the pain and searching of the Roth family, particularly on the tensions between the demands of Jewish traditions and their own needs during Shiva, the seven day mourning period following the burial. Directed by Oren Rudavsky. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5514 Schindler
Summary: He was a gambler, womanizer and Nazi spy, yet to a thousand Jews he was a savior. The story of Oskar Schindler is presented through archival film and photographs and interviews with survivors and witnesses. 082 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5515 Schindler's List, Pt. 1
Summary: Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, Steven Spielberg's film tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a dashing and resourceful German Catholic businessman who saved more than 1, 000 Polish Jews from almost certain annihilation. Director: Steven Spielberg. 197 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5516 Schindler's List, Pt. 2
Summary: Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, this Steven Spielberg film tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a dashing and resourceful German Catholic businessman who saved more than 1, 000 Polish Jews from almost certain annihilation. 197 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5591 School Ties
Summary: David Greene, a popular student at an exclusive New England prep school, becomes the object of ridicule and scorn when his Jewish heritage is revealed, leading him to take the most important stand of his life. Directed by Robert Mandel. 110 Min. VIDEO 1993 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5468 Secret in Bubbie's Attic, The
Summary: Songs and stories for children focusing on the Jewish holidays. 043 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5563 See It Now: Egypt and Israel
Summary: This program, hosted by Edward R. Murrow, was filmed during February 1956 and includes scenes of everyday life in Egypt and Israel. Includes interviews with Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser and Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. 060 Min. VIDEO 1956 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5477 Shalom Sesame: Aleph-Bet Telethon
Summary: The letters on Israel's Sesame Street have all disappeared! Tune in for a terrific telethon when Jerry Stiller and Kippi ben Kippod try to raise all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 038 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5474 Shalom Sesame: Chanukah
Summary: Looks at the celebration of the "Festival of Lights" plus festivities aan customs that are associated with that holiday. Journey to Modin, the land of the Maccabees, play an exciting game of Dreidel of Fortune, and watch a special tribute to a famous little Chanukah hero, and much more! Also, numbers and letters of the Hebrew alphabet are introduced. 033 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5473 Shalom Sesame: Jerusalem
Summary: A tour of Jerusalem, Israel's "City of Peace, " is conducted through a lively mixture of animation, song, comedy, and film. Also includes skits on Hebrew letters and numbers. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5476 Shalom Sesame: Journey to Secret Places
Summary: Jeremy Miller and Kippi ben Kippod travel through a mysterious tunnel that magically transports them to some mysterious and historical, including the beautiful beaches of Palmachim, the underground caves of Bet Guvrin, and the secret passageways behind the Western Wall. 031 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5471 Shalom Sesame: Kibbutz
Summary: A visit to Kibbutz Ein Gedi on the shore of the Dead Sea gives insights as to what daily life is like for kids and teenagers on a kibbutz, through a lively mixture of animation, song, comedy, and film. Also includes skits on Hebrew letters and numbers. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5479 Shalom Sesame: Kids Sing Israel
Summary: Join host Kippi ben Kippod for an all request musical trip through Israel. Sing a long with your favorite Israeli and Sesame Street songs. Including appearances by Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, Moishe Oofnik (an Israeli grouch), and others, singing and speaking in English and Hebrew. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5478 Shalom Sesame: Passover
Summary: Jerusalem Jones and the Shalom Sesame gang are about to have the Passover adventure of a lifetime. The afikoman has vanished and without it the Shalom Sesame seder can never end. The Shalom Sesame gang take an incredible trip through the ages to search for clues as they sing and speak in English and Hebrew. 037 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5475 Shalom Sesame: Sing Around the Seasons
Summary: Jeremy Miller and the Sesame Street gang are in Israel enjoying the different seasons as they explore the traditions and customs of that country. They sing and speak in English and Hebrew. 035 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5470 Shalom Sesame: Tel Aviv
Summary: A visit to a public market, the Tel Aviv boardwalk and beach, the city of Jaffa along with songs and cartoons that introduce the numbers and letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5469 Shalom Sesame: The Land of Israel
Summary: Introduces the country, people, culture, and language of Israel through a lively mix of animation, song, comedy, and film. From the excitement of city life to the beauty of the desert: visit Metulla, Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Caesarea. Also learn Hebrew words and numbers. 033 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5472 Shalom Sesame: The People of Israel
Summary: Through a lively combination of animation, song, comedy, and film, this show explores the colorful mix which makes up Israel's people. Visit a Druse home and sing with Israeli Jewish and Arab children Shalom Sesame's vision of "It's a small world." Also includes skits oh Hebrew letters and numbers. 031 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5480 Shalom Shabbat
Summary: The spirit and songs of the Sabbath are explored in this video which takes us on a tour of Shabbat celebrations around the world. 045 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6001 Shoah, Vol. 1
Summary: The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined through interviews of survivors, witnesses and perpetrators and through footage of the sites of the death camps and environs as they appear today. Those interviewed include Jewish survivors of the death camps and the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Polish farmers and villagers who lived near the camps and Nazis who worked in the camps and the ghettos. 149 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6002 Shoah, Vol. 2
Summary: The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined. 125 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6003 Shoah, Vol. 3
Summary: The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined. 149 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6004 Shoah, Vol. 4
Summary: The Nazi extermination of Jews is examined. 143 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6174 Shop on Main Street, The
Summary: In 1942, a man unsympathetic to the fascist regime is asked by the local fuehrer (his brother-in-law) to oversee a button shop run by a Jewish widow who soon is to be deported. 126 Min. VIDEO 1965 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5564 Siege
Summary: An Israeli woman loses her husband during the Six Day War. Her husband's friends want her to remain the ever-mourning widow. The woman wishes to break from the past and normalize her life. 095 Min. VIDEO 1970 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5517 So Many Miracles
Summary: The story of the Rubinek family's survival of the Holocaust and their reunion with Zofia Banya, a member of the Polish family who saved them. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5592 Street Scene
Summary: The lives of New York City residents are explored when a young girl's life is torn apart as her father returns home unexpectedly to find her mother with another man in this version of Elmer Rice's prize winning play. Directed by King Vidor. 078 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5740 Sweet Lorraine
Summary: A lively comedy-drama about the dilapidated Lorraine Hotel, a once proud Catskill landmark. Directed by Steve Gomer. 091 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5611 Talmud and the Scholar, The
Summary: This film looks at Adin Steinsaltz who teaches the Talmud, both in Moscow and Jerusalem, to both young and old. Steinsaltz's English translation and analysis of the Talmud has made the Oral Law accessible to a new generation of English readers. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5518 Terezin Diary
Summary: This program focuses on Helga Kinsky who, with nine other survivors, describes the eerie paradoxes of life as children in the model ghetto, Terezin. Weaving together readings from Helga's diary with Nazi propaganda footage a devastating story is presented. 088 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST , EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5493 To Be Or Not To Be
Summary: Comedy about a theatrical troupe in Warsaw during World War II. They use every trick at their command to outwit the Nazi occupation troops, and at the same time, hold the Nazis up to ridicule. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. 099 Min. VIDEO 1990 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5519 Transport From Paradise
Summary: A Jewish ghetto is preserved by the Nazis as an example of their "fair"treatment of Jews. When no longer useful, those living in the ghetto are shipped to concentration camps. Directed by Zbynek Brynych. 094 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5520 Trial at Nuremberg
Summary: Depicts the historic trial of twenty one top Nazi leaders charged with crimes against the peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Uses American and Russian films to document the eleven month trial. 020 Min. VIDEO 1958 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5565 Wall In Jerusalem, A
Summary: A documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. Seventy-three years of struggle for religious freedom is recorded using rare film footage and photos of historic events in the development of 20th-century Israel. 091 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5521 Wannsee Conference, The
Summary: This dramatization of the Wannsee Conference uses actual notes from that meeting, along with letters written by Hermann Goring and Adolf Eichman. While the Nazis enjoy a buffet lunch, brandy and cigarettes, they discuss in a clinical, businesslike manner the ways in which they hope to exterminate 11 million Jews from all parts of Europe. Directed by Heinz Schirk. 087 Min. VIDEO 1984 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5522 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Summary: Beginning with the Nazi invasion of Poland, we are led step by step through the deportations, life in the ghetto, the formation of a resistance organization and finally the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Utilizes archival film footage, authentic still photographs, and actual testimony of survivors. 023 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST , WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5593 Way We Were, The
Summary: Set during the 1940s, this is the story of the attraction of two totally opposite people, the love that binds them together, and the differences that tear them apart. Directed by Sydney Pollack. 118 Min. VIDEO 1985 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5523 Weapons of the Spirit
Summary: The story of a village in France, Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, that took in and sheltered 5000 Jews from Nazis. Told by Jewish filmmaker, Sauvage, who was himself born and protected in that defiantly peaceful community. 035 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: HOLOCAUST , WORLD HISTORY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5524 Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die?
Summary: This program takes a hard look at the U.S. failure to open its doors to Jewish refugees and the Jewish role in that failure. It includes interviews with those active in and out of government in the 1940s whose views range from scathing indictments to rationalities for what most agree was "too little, too late." 090 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6000 Witness: Voices from the Holocaust
Summary: Testimonies, some of the earliest ever recorded, and rare archival footage reveal the Nazi era through the memories of those who were there: A Hitler Youth, a Jesuit priest, resistance fighters, death camp survivors, American POWs, and liberators. 086 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5525 Witnesses to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
Summary: From April to December, 1961, in the Jerusalem District Court, Adolf Eichmann was tried and found guilty of crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, war crimes and membership in a "criminal organization." He was sentenced to death and executed on May 31, 1962. This record presents the extensive testimony and evidence which revealed the scope of Eichmann's responsibility for the "final solution of the Jewish question." Numerous eye-witness accounts are included which provide the first comprehensive public examination of the Holocaust. 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5858 Woman Called Golda, A, Part 1
Summary: A docudrama that traces the life of Golda Meir from her childhood in Russia to her historic meeting with Anwar Sadat. Directed by Gene Corman. 192 Min. VIDEO 1982 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5859 Woman Called Golda, A, Part 2
Summary: A docudrama that traces the life of Golda Meir from her childhood in Russia to her historic meeting with Anwar Sadat. Directed by Gene Corman. 192 Min. VIDEO 1982 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5566 Wooden Gun, The
Summary: This film is set in Tel Aviv in 1950, it depicts the war games of two rival groups of children who interpret the values of heroism and toughness they have been taught by anxious adults. It poses the question, can a country justify violence while simultaneously seeking peace? 091 Min. VIDEO 1979 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5540 Yentl
Summary: Adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story set in 1900s Eastern Europe about a Jewish girl who masquerades as a boy in order to study the Talmud, and who becomes enmeshed in romantic miscues. Directed by Barbra Streisand. 134 Min. VIDEO 1983 Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5567 Yitzhak Rabin
Summary: This program documents Yitzhak Rabin's political life by drawing on historical footage and interviews with people in the government, military and media who knew him. It traces Rabin's evolution from soldier to statesman, warrior to peacemaker. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: MIDDLE EAST , BIOGRAPHY Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

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