FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Judaic Studies

VH 7812 2000 Enigma Political Terrorism, The
VIDEO 2000

VH 7789 20th Century Jewish Trials in USA with Richard Kobliner
VIDEO 2001

VH 4588 About the Holocaust
Summary: A young woman tells of what she learned about her father's experience as a victim and survivor of the Holocaust. She provides a brief history of the Holocaust using documentary film and interviews with survivors. She notes that the legacy of the Holocaust should be for us to remember what happened to the Jews of Europe and others, to understand the enormity of the statistics and the human dimensions of the Holocaust, and to aim to eliminate prejudice, discrimination, and racism today. 028 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

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 6793 American Jewish Congress
Summary: Video of Leon Wiesetier interview (recorded on 4-9-1994). VIDEO 1994

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 6524 Andre's Lives
Summary: Andre Steiner, who saved thousands of Slovak jews, discusses his life and the Holocaust. The last surviving member of the secret and illegal Jewish "Working Group" in Slovakia, Andre helped save over 7000 from deportation. His complex rescue effort involved bribing Nazi and Slovak officials in order to build labor camps to keep Jews employed and safe from deportation. 056 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 7803 Anti-Semitism In The Next Generation
Summary: VIDEO 2002

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 0376 Arabs & Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Part 1)
Summary: Based on the book of the same title by David K. Shipler. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 0377 Arabs & Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land (Part 2)
Summary: Based on the book of the same title by David K. Shipler. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 7805 Arabs - Love Them Or Leave Them
Summary: VIDEO 2002

VH 7782 Archaeology and the Bible with Rabbi Kenneth Brander
VIDEO 2000 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 4638 Art of Remembrance, The
Summary: Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of the Holocaust, has dedicated his life to bringing to light the crimes of the Nazi regime, and bringing to justice the individuals who committed "crimes against humanity" under that regime. 099 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST, BIOGRAPHY

VH 3410 As If It Were Yesterday
Summary: Documents the efforts of the Belgian people to save 4, 000 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation. Includes interviews with the adult survivors and the Belgians who hid them. In French and Flemish with English subtitles. 085 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2844 As Long As I Live
Summary: This film is a warm colorful study of Orthodox Jewish religious life in Israel today-in the cities and kibbutzim, the army and the schools, among the various ethnic communities and at places of pilgrimage. Along the way, the film provides a good deal of basic information about Judaism as such, including the roles of Torah-study, daily prayer, festival observances, the rabbinical courts and Hallacha. But its main thrust is to convey the sense that Jewish tradition 017 Min. VIDEO

VH 4247 At Home On The Range - Jewish Life In Texas
Summary: This programs explore the 150 year history of Jewish life in Texas. By focusing on the smaller towns and rural areas of the state, the history and diversity of these communities are brought to life. The story of these small communities is a fundamental part of the American Jewish Experience. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997

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 6766 Auschwitz: Slaves of the Nazi Gas Chambers
Summary: Depicts a reunion of three men who survived the Nazi death camps as Sonderkommando, whose job it was to clear out the gas chambers, and to burn the bodies of others in the crematoria. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4984 Ben Ferenz
Summary: This program is a talk given for the Delray Citizens for Social Responsibility. Mr. Ferenz was a lead prosecutor at one of the Nuremberg trials. Of the 22 Nazis on trial, 13 were given the death penalty. Many of these Nazis were well educated people. He ends by giving his hopes for the United Nations. 073 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1880 Ben Gurion: Builder of a Nation
Summary: Former Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion's main goal was to establish an independent Jewish state in Palestine. 025 Min. VIDEO

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 1701 Beyond the Green Line: Israel and the Intifada
Summary: An investigation of the effects of the Intifada, the Palestinian uprising, on Jews and Arabs alike. For Israelis, the conflict has torn apart the fabric of their society, splitting the "doves" from the "hawks" and creating a crisis of conscience over human rights violations against the Arabs. 067 Min. VIDEO

VH 1875 Birdman, The
Summary: On a farm in Israel there is a private aviary built by Eiton Porat, a concentration camp survivor who had dedicated the aviary to Israel's children. They come there from the cities to be closer to nature, to enjoy the startling beauty of his rare birds & to hear him speak of his experiences during the Holocaust. 012 Min. VIDEO Subject: SOCIOLOGY

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 Subject: AFRICAN AMERICAN Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 4072 Blacks & Jews
Summary: Early in the 20th century Black and Jewish Americans joined forces against bigotry and for civil rights but in the late 1960's each group turned inward and the coalition fell apart. This film examines the history of this collaboration and recent racial conflicts between Afro-Americans and Jews and attempts at understanding and reconciliation, with particular emphasis on events In New York City and Oakland, California. 085 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: AFRICAN AMERICAN

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST 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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 3408 Breaking the Silence
Summary: This video focuses on nine members of a Second Generation group who meet regularly to discuss their legacy as children of Holocaust Survivors. They learn that their parents, by resorting to silence about the past, erected barriers that have a lasting effect on their families lives. The group, led by a psychotherapist, gives the survivors' children the strength to break the silence. 059 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 2161 Campaign to Remember, A
Summary: Narrated by Ted Koppel. Holocaust survivors, concentration camp survivors, Jewish immigrants and a museum dedicated to the memory of those who died at the hand of the Nazi's. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 017 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4280 Cantor's Son, The
Summary: Based on the life of Moishe Oysher, this is the story of a Jewish lad who leaves his native Belz with a troupe of wandering performers. The talented youth, now an adult, reaches the shores of America, but is barely able to subsist. After landing a job as a custodian, he is discovered as having an unusually fine voice and he gains immediate fame. That success, though, seems meaningless as he longs to return home to Eastern Europe to celebrate his parents golden anniversary. Directed by: Ilya Motyleff. 090 Min. VIDEO 1937

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 2836 Chabad
Summary: The Lubavitch, a sect of Chassidism, discuss their upbeat view of Judaism with college students in Los Angeles. Gives a glimpse into the alternative lifestyle of an Orthodox Jewish group which believes in the combination of joy and ritual in living as well as in prayer. 015 Min. VIDEO

VH 7809 Challenge To Jewish Renaissance, The
Summary: VIDEO 2000

VH 4400 Chance For Peace, A
Summary: CNN's documentary team crafts the story of hatred and hope in an ancient land: the history of warfare between Arabs and Jews, the breakthrough in previously stalemated positions between the PLO and Israel, and the dramatic signing of the peace accord in Washington. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 5527 Chariots of Fire
Summary: The true story of Harold Abrahams, Eric Liddell, and the dedicated team of athletic competitors who brought victory to Britain in the 1924 Olympics. Director: Hugh Hudson. 124 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: SPORTS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 4278 Child in Two Worlds
Summary: In an effort to give their children a chance for life, many Jewish parents sent their children into hiding in Christian foster homes during WWII. This film focuses on five Jewish war orphans, now all in their fifties and sixties, how they survived the war, and how they all eventually returned to their roots. Directed by: Willy Lindwer. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1878 Children of the Exodus
Summary: A documentary made to find out what happened to a group of children who arrived in Israel in 1947 after the Holocaust. 030 Min. VIDEO 1967 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3934 Christianity and Judaism
Summary: Because we are removed from spirituality today, Huston Smith believes we find it difficult to understand the true meaning of Christianity. Huston Smith explains that Christianity wouldn't have existed if its "spirit had not been real and dense and palpable and evident to everyone around." Smith finds the intimate relationship between the Jews and their God "a living conversation between the human and the divine that goes on generation after generation." Through his son-in-law, Smith came to admire the beauty of the weekly Jewish shabbat, and when his daughter died, he found solace in Jewish mourning rituals. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: WISDOM OF FAITH, THE

VH 7731 Citizen Bishara
Summary: Begins with the final weeks of Binyamin Netanyahu's "reign" and ends with Ariel Sharon's electoral victory. Azmi Bishara was the first Palestinian citizen to make a bid for the post of Israeli Prime Minister in 1999 and at the 2001 elections; he was the main force in the call for boycott that was followed by 85% of Israel's Arab voters. A film by Simone Bitton. 052 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 7723 Close, Closed, Closure
Summary: A portrait of life in and around the Gaza Strip 35 years after it was occupied by Israel in the Six Day War of 1967. Depicts the desperation of Gaza's residents and the difficult position of Israeli leftists who oppose the occupation. At the same time, the film considers the role of filmmaking in shaping perceptions of the past. Directed by Ram Loevy. In English, Hebrew, and Arabic with English subtitles. 053 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

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 4985 Community Interfaith Coalition, Tape 1
Summary: A meeting of Jewish, Christian and Muslim clergy held at Florida Atlantic University in 1996. After the introductory talks, the participants attended various workshops. A summation including resolutions follows. 144 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4986 Community Interfaith Coalition, Tape 2
Summary: Four Rabbi's interact in this program. A Rabbi from the Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist react to one another after their fifteen minute introductory talks. Q&A follows. 116 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 2838 Conversations With Doctor Abraham Joshua Heschel
Summary: An interview of Professor Heschel, taped two weeks before his death, by NBC News Correspondent Carl Stern. Rabbi Heschel discusses his upbringing, the need for reverence and the value of uniqueness, and explains his involvement in contemporary social and political activities as necessary response to Judaism's concept of God's need for man to help with the work of redemption. Professor Of Jewish Ethics and Mysticism at The Jewish Theological Seminary of 060 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 0750 Courage Along the Divide
Summary: On location examination of the political and social situation of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Palestine. 080 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 2160 Courage to Care
Summary: Ordinary people who refused to succumb to Nazi tyranny. While others "followed orders, " these people followed their consciences, risking their lives to save Jews. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1869 Dark Lullabies
Summary: Children of Holocaust survivors discuss ways of making sure that the Holocaust is not forgotten. The adult children also wrestle with their feelings. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0262 Day In The Warsaw Ghetto-A Birthday Trip In Hell
Summary: One will never know why Wehrmacht Sergeant Heinz Joest decided to celebrate his 43rd birthday in 1941 by illegally photographing inside the ghetto. Or why he kept the pictures hidden for some forty years until he knew he was dying. But this German soldier's images of the misery, and also the spirit, of its doomed inhabitants form the core of Jack Kuper's extraordinary portrayal of humanity in a nightmare situation. 030 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4147 Death Camp Atrocities
Summary: This videotape is comprised of U.S. newsreel footage and captured German and Japanese film which show scenes of Hitler and Mussolini, describe concentration camps and prisoner of war camps, show war criminal trials and executions and describe the aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7802 Deciphering The December Dilemma
Summary: VIDEO 2000

VH 4285 Der Purimshpiler, (The Jester)
Summary: A romantic Jewish comedy about a drifter who wanders from shtetl to shtetl. He finds brief happiness when he falls in love with a shoemaker's daughter in a small town in Galicia. A likable fantasy about a man's quest for the unobtainable. Directed by: Joseph Green. 090 Min. VIDEO 1937 Subject: MUSICAL

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 0005 Diary of Anne Frank, The
Summary: In June 1945, a liberated Jewish refugee returns to the hidden third floor of an Amsterdam factory where he finds the diary kept by his youngest daughter, Anne. The document recounts their years in hiding from the Nazis. Based on the actual diary of 13-year-old Ann Frank, killed in a death camp during WWII. Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Shelley Winters, Richard Beymer, Gusti Huber, Ed Wynn, Lou Jacobi and Diane Baker. Director: George Stevens. 150 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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, HOLOCAUST 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, HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5573 Dirty Dancing
Summary: Summer romance between a Gentile dance instructor and an idealistic Jewish seventeen year old guest at a hotel in the Catskills. Directed by Emile Ardolino. 105 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: MUSICAL

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 4279 Double Crossing, The: The Voyage of the St. Louis
Summary: On May 13, 1939, the luxury liner St. Louis sailed from Hamburg, Nazi Germany, with over 900 Jewish refugees on board, bound for freedom in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban government reneged on its promise and refused them entry into the country. Although 734 of the refugees held quota numbers for eventual admission into the United States, the effects of the Great Depression, isolationism, and anti-Semitism, all contributed to an anti-immigrant mood, and permission for entry was denied. 029 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4980 Dr. Lawrence Rubin
Summary: Executive Vice Chairman of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (formerly NJRAC). This is the address he gave at the 1988 Plenum sessions in Ft. Lauderdale attended also by the Plitzer Foundation of Hillel. 042 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3402 Drancy: A Concentration Camp in Paris, 1941-1944.
Summary: "Drancy" explores the structure of the Holocaust in France: how the Nazis brought the French police and gendarmerie under its control, ordering them to conduct massive round ups of Jews in Paris and other cities; how the Vichy government instituted anti Semitic laws, without pressure from the Germans; and how French authorities acted to divide the Jewish community, undermining resistance and streamlining the work of the Final Solution in France. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7758 Dreyfus Affair with Allen Dinnerstein, The
VIDEO 1999

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 4284 Dybbuk, The
Summary: Years after their parents had made a pledge that they marry, a young couple meet and fall in love. The father of the young man had long before perished and the young woman's father, forgetting his vow, keeps the two apart. The film is the story of unfulfilled love, of broken promises, and of the supernatural, as the "dybbuk", the persona of the youth, enters his beloved's body and possesses her. Directed by Michal Waszynski. 120 Min. VIDEO 1937

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 6527 East of War
Summary: Using the exhibition "Vernichtungskrieg" (War of Extermination) as a background, Ruth Beckerman and cameraman Peter Roehsler have filmed former soldiers talking about their experiences, beyond the bounds of "normal" warfare. 113 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7736 Eastern Philosophy, Part 3
Summary: The final part of the Eastern Philosophy series examines the two most prominent religions in the Middle East, Judaism and Islam. 050 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 1885 Echos That Remain
Summary: Holocaust video. 065 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6530 Edge of Peace, The: Six Personal Stories
Summary: Chronicles the first year of the implementation of the Israel-PLO accords September 13, 1993, as experienced by both Palestinians and Israelis. Three Palestinians and three Israelis were given video cameras to document their lives and the lives of their communities during this turbulent time. 104 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 7822 Egyptians, The: Why They Enslaved Us
Summary: VIDEO 2001

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 0310 Eighty-First Blow, The
Summary: A documentary made up of film footage and stills shot by the Nazis; contains a compilation of testimony from witnesses who appeared at the Eichmann trial in 1961. 115 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7755 Election 2000: Church/State with William Gralnick
VIDEO 2000

VH 2751 Elie Wiesel: A Search for Peace
Summary: An episode of ABC News' Nightline in which Elie Wiesel travels to and through the former Yugoslavia. He meets with heads of state and camp prisoners and sees firsthand the devastation caused by this war. Ted Koppel interviews Wiesel in the last part of this program. 023 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 3407 Elie Wiesel: Witness to the Holocaust
Summary: The underlying objectives are: 1. To introduce Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel as a witness to the Holocaust; 2. To acquaint students with the facts of the Holocaust, Hitler's war of genocide in which six million Jews died; 3. To show how Wiesel bears witness to the truth through his fiction and nonfiction writing. 022 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 0263 Enigma of The Dead Sea Scrolls, The
Summary: For the past 45 years the Dead Sea Scrolls have been shrouded in intrigue, controversy and scandal. Some of the controversy centered on their authenticity, and some on the question of who should have access to them. 050 Min. VIDEO

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 3764 Eternal Jew, The
Summary: A visit to the Lodz ghetto in Nazi-occupied Poland, recorded by German cameramen, with the naive cooperation of the Jewish community, is combined with rare archival footage, clips from international newsreels, and excerpts from related cultural films to portray the World's Jews as swindlers and parasites. This pseudo-logical, uncomfortably realistic, and genuinely frightening documentary interprets Jewish life and history from the viewpoint of traditional European anti-Semitism and Nazi ideology. 062 Min. VIDEO 1940

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7752 Existentialism and Judaism with Carla Greer
VIDEO 2002

VH 4128 Exodus, Part 1
Summary: A chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation. A resistance fighter leads 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus to the shores of Palestine. Directed by Otto Preminger. 130 Min. VIDEO 1960 Subject: DRAMA

VH 4129 Exodus, Part 2
Summary: A chronicle of the rebirth of a people and the establishment of a nation. A resistance fighter leads 600 Jews from the detention camps of Cyprus to the shores of Palestine. Directed by Otto Preminger. 078 Min. VIDEO 1960 Subject: DRAMA

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST 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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 4896 Facing Hate
Summary: In this personal testament, Nobel Laureate and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel talks with Bill Moyers about his own childhood experiences at Auschwitz. 058 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: COMMUNICATION, HOLOCAUST

VH 3573 Fascism
Summary: This program looks at the appeal of fascist ideologies in the 20th century. In Germany, racism was an essential part of the Nazi state. The Nazi idea of creating a pure Germanic race to dominate the world demanded the extermination of so-called impure elements, primarily Jews. The program looks at how these ideas were systematically implemented and includes interviews with two people whose lives were tragically affected. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: HOLOCAUST, WORLD HISTORY Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

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 by 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 6550 Field Diary
Summary: A film journal portraying the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and concludes with the 1982 invasion of south Lebanon. Uses the power of the camera against the power of the gun--consists of about fifty sequence shots conceived as capsules, taken mostly from a moving car. 083 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 0308 Flames In The Ashes
Summary: Presents the different aspects, forms and scales of Jewish resistance in Nazi-controlled Europe during the Holocaust. 090 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 7793 Florida in Jewish History with Laura Hockman
VIDEO 2001

VH 1554 Follow Me: The Story of the Six Day War
Summary: Documentary covering each one of the three war fronts, with action shots of General Rabin, Moshe Dayan, and the men and deeds that comprised the war. 095 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES

VH 7611 For My Children
Summary: Shortly after the second Intifada began in the fall of 2000, filmmaker Michal Aviad turned the camera on herself to document the anxieties and fears of living and raising a family in Israel. Interweaving public and private archival footage and home videos, she mediates on her grandparent's migration to Israel to escape persecution in Europe and to find a homeland. A film by Michal Aviad. 066 Min. VIDEO 2002

VH 4085 For Out of Zion
Summary: A film about the heart of Judaism, the Torah. Photographed in the desert, on the beaches, and in the fields of Israel, it captures the beauty and soul of the land in which the Law was conceived. 015 Min. VIDEO 1973

VH 2247 For the Living
Summary: Chronicles the creation, building and design of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 7810 Formation Of Israel, The
Summary: VIDEO 2002

VH 0568 Forward, The
Summary: The story of the world's most successful Yiddish-language newspaper and its special role in the lives of millions. 058 Min. VIDEO 1988

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 7818 Four Chassidic Movements, The
Summary: VIDEO 2002

VH 3413 Fragments of Isabella
Summary: Recounts the true story of a young Hungarian Jew and her sisters interned in Auschwitz, their struggle to survive, and their daring escape from a death march to Bergen Belsen. In 1944, Isabella and her family were arrested and deported by cattle car to Auschwitz where they encountered Dr. Josef Mengele, the so called "Angel of Death." He condemned Isabella's mother and youngest sister to death "by a flip of his thumb, " but Isabella, her brother and three remaining sisters were spared to suffer until their miraculous escape. The leit-motif of this extraordinary film is love not hate, the love that sustained Isabella and her sisters through the horrors of the Holocaust. As performed by the luminous Gabrielle Reidy of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, this is a lyrical testament to the soul of a young woman yearning to transcend her fate. 080 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 6767 Freedom Is Not a Gift From Heaven
Summary: Wiesenthal, the world's most famous Nazi hunter, tells of his youth in the Ukraine, his ordeal in various concentration camps, and his liberation by American soldiers in 1945. 060 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: WILLIE LINDWER COLLECTION

VH 0585 Freedom of Speech
Summary: Examines the complexities of Constitutional freedom and guarantees. Discusses whether or not freedom of speech is absolute or should be controlled when it threatens law and order. Illustrates the discussion with the case of a neo-Nazi who speaks in front of a Jewish temple in praise of Hitler and in criticism of Jews. 018 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: CIVIL RIGHTS Series: BILL OF RIGHTS IN ACTION

VH 0259 Freedom to Hate: Anti-Semitism in Russia
Summary: The freedom unleashed by Glasnost, Gorbachev and Yeltsin has included the freedom to hate. The popularity of ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky is the logical extension of that hatred. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993

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 6520 From Swastika to Jim Crow
Summary: Jewish scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. were confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities. A surprising number secured teaching positions at historically Black colleges in the South. In many cases they formed lasting relationships with their students and had an important impact on the communities in which they lived. This is a story of two cultures, each sharing a burden of oppression, brought together by the tragic circumstances of war. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: AFRICAN AMERICAN, U.S. HISTORY

VH 7815 From The Shuk To The New
Summary: VIDEO 2000

VH 6367 Full Circle
Summary: Through archival footage and interviews with several generations of kibbutz members, this film follows the evolution of family life and work roles on the Israeli kibbutz from pioneering days to the present. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, ANTHROPOLOGY Series: AWARD WINNING FILMS AND VIDEOS

VH 5086 Funny Girl
Summary: When Fanny gets her first break in show business her debut get her hired as a comedienne. Fanny becomes a star, falls in love and marries Nick Arnstein, a handsome gambler whose luck doesn't hold out. Directed by: William Wyler. 155 Min. VIDEO 1968 Subject: COMMUNICATION

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 Subject: MUSICAL 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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7255 Gaza Ghetto: Portrait of a Palestinian Family
Summary: Follows the daily routine of one Palestinian family, the Dimrawis, the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, showing their living quarters, the local school, and hospital in order to personalize the Arab-Israeli conflict. Investigates Israeli policies toward this area. Israeli politicians, such as Ariel Sharon, soldiers and settlers discuss responsibility for military occupation. Archival footage shows scenes from the military "pacification" program in Gaza and its effect on local residents. 085 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7806 Genealogy
Summary: VIDEO 2002

VH 4385 Generation Apart, A
Summary: The long-term effects of the Holocaust on the generation of survivors is by now well known and documented. What is less clear, is the effect that the Holocaust has had on the next generation, the children of the survivors, most of whom are now grown. Danny and Jack Fisher's outstanding documentary focuses candidly on the often emotional, often explosive confrontations between survivors and their children - due in no small part to the parents wartime experiences that have formed the emotional cornerstone of their families' relationships. 056 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1884 Genocide
Summary: Holocaust video. 063 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3409 Genocide
Summary: Documents the methodical extermination of six million Jews under Hitler's rule from the exposition of the master race theory in the early 1930's, through the persecution, deportation, and mass murder of European Jewry. Includes interviews with survivors, former SS officers, a camp guard, and Lord Avron, the British Foreign Secretary during the war. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: WORLD AT WAR, THE

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 5082 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

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 6528 George Soros: The Prophet and the Loss
Summary: Billionaire financier George Soros is known variously as a saint, prophet, shark, and "enemy of the people." He has made billions out of currency speculation, but spends over half his time and over half his money on funding projects in eastern Europe. And while he is revered as a high priest of finance in the west, he is often distrusted by the people he is trying to help in the east. This program traces the rise of Soros and his New York based Quantum Fund, and examines the motivations for his twin careers. 040 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 3112 God and God's People: The Religion of Judaism, Pt. 1
Summary: 1.Judaism as a Religion, 2. The Historical Foundations of Judaism, 3. Levitical Religion, 4. Rabbinic Judaism: The Doctrine and the Dual Torah, 5. Rabbinic Judaism: Scripture as a Sacred Object. 225 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: GREAT WORLD RELIGIONS: BELIEFS, PRACTICES, HISTORIES

VH 3113 God and God's People: The Religion of Judaism, Pt. 2
Summary: 6. Rabbinic Judaism: Conclusion and Overview, 7. Judaism in Principle I: The Shape of the Jewish Liturgy, 8. Judaism in Principle II: The Sound of the Jewish Liturgy, 9. Judaism Outside the Talmud, 10. Judaism in Freedom. 225 Min. VIDEO 1994 Series: GREAT WORLD RELIGIONS: BELIEFS, PRACTICES, HISTORIES

VH 2030 Golda Meir
Summary: Her journey began in Europe, brought her to the United States where she was educated & became a teacher, &, in 1921, brought her "home" to Israel. Golda Meir became Israel's Prime Minister & an international stateswoman. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988

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 6954 Golden Land, The / Out of the Ashes
Summary: "The Golden Land" explores the history of the Jews in America from colonial times to the Great Depression, focusing on the convergence of the American ideal of democracy and the ancient Jewish heritage of freedom. "Out of the Ashes" describes the life of early 20th century European Jews, focusing on the pre-Nazi Germany, the Third Reich, and the Holocaust. 120 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EARLY CIVILIZATION, HOLOCAUST Series: HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST 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 3812 Green Fields
Summary: A pastoral romance, based on Pertz Hirschbein's legendary tale of a young Hasidic scholar who leaves his studies to search the countryside for common people and a meaningful existence close to the land. He happens upon a family of simple Jewish peasants who take him in as a boarder and tutor for their children. The restorative effect of the open country upon a man who has known only classrooms and city streets is the powerful theme of this Yiddish literary classic. 120 Min. VIDEO 1916 Subject: DRAMA

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 6764 Havana Nagila: the Jews in Cuba
Summary: Traces the history and presence of the Jewish community in Cuba exploring the impact of the 1959 Cuban revolution, what it has been like for the five percent of these original Jewish inhabitants who have lived through almost four decades under Fidel Castro. 057 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7785 Hearing the Women of the Bible with Rabbi Jessica Brockman
VIDEO 2002

VH 4963 Herb Levine Gives a Lecture
Summary: Herb Levine lectures about the sites in South Palm Beach County that may be of interest to the Jewish community. 037 Min. VIDEO 1998

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 2182 Holocaust
Summary: Featuring Susan Sontag. Narrated by Herschel Bernardi. Social-critic Susan Sontag with a group of present-day students explores the meaning of Hitler's genocide. This powerful document is complemented by "How Came Israel?, " "The Good Omen, " & Herschel Bernardi's narrating "The Hangman, " three shorts which probe the same theme. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 7779 I Hear Music with Sam Glaser
VIDEO 2001

VH 2186 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

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 6418 Images of the World and the Inscriptions of War
Summary: An experimental film in which a high compression collage of photos taken at Auschwitz by the SS and aerial shots of the camp taken by Allied bombers build inexorably into an unforgettable poem of anxiety. 075 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: COMMUNICATION, DRAMA, HOLOCAUST Series: FILMS OF HARUN FAROCKI

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 2839 In the Path of Prayer
Summary: Israel's ancient synagogues tell the story of the unbroken Jewish presence in the country. The symbols and decorations which adorn them demonstrate a yearning for Jerusalem. This film takes a look at the ancient synagogues which have been uncovered at Masada, Qumran, Barom, Kfar Nahum, Koravim, Bet Alfa, Tiberias, Safed and Jerusalem. 024 Min. VIDEO

VH 7879 Inside Islam
Summary: It is the second largest religion in the world. Its name is derived from the word for peace, yet to many Westerners, it is synonymous with violence and terror. This introduction to Islam traces its roots back to the Hebrew Bible and explains the main tenets of Islam. Discover what the Qur'an has to say about war, violence and suicide, and how the words have been co-opted by extremists. Produced by Mitch Lodwick. 102 Min. VIDEO 2002

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 8031 Interview With Mark Swiatlo
Summary: Interview with Mark Swiatlo. Interview covers professional and personal life of Mr. Swiatlo from his birth in Poland to his involvement with the Judaica Collection at Florida Atlantic University's Wimberly Library in Boca Raton, FL. VIDEO 1998 Subject: FAU

VH 6955 Into the Future
Summary: This episode explores the establishment of the state of Israel from the early Zionist movements to the present and the distribution of Jews in today's world. Discusses issues such as Jewish identity and the plight of Soviet Jews. 060 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, EARLY CIVILIZATION Series: HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS

VH 7780 Is There Anything the Jews Can Agree On? with Dr. A. Gittelson
VIDEO 2000

VH 0350 Isaac Bashevis Singer
Summary: Narrated by Robert Lanchester. 043 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS

VH 3168 Isaac Bashevis Singer: Isaac in America
Summary: Narrated by Judd Hirsch. This program brings us the wisdom and the wonderful wit that makes Isaac Bashevis Singer so unique and so special. We have not just a journey through his life and words, but we also have a candid and thoroughly entertaining Isaac Bashevis Singer himself. 060 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: WRITERS

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 0671 Isaac Stern in Jerusalem: A Musical Celebration
Summary: Isaac Stern, in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, presents a personal tour of Jerusalem. 039 Min. VIDEO 1986

VH 7623 Israel And The War Of Images
Summary: Exclusive footage taken from arab media and Palestinian Authority television showing the hatred being indoctrinated into the Arab world through the schools and mosques and the brainwashing of Arab children with attitudes of hatred and violence toward the Jewish people. Arafat and his spokesmen state over and over again that the "peace" process is merely a first step in their phased plan for the destruction of Israel. Shows how Israeli victims of Palestinian terrorism deal with their pain and suffering. 045 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: MIDDLE EAST, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 6794 Israel Today: The Impact of the Peace Process on Democracy...
Summary: A review of events of the Arab-Israeli peace process concerning democracy and protest/ dissent in Israel. Complete Title: Israel Today: The Impact of the Peace Process on Democracy and Dissent. VIDEO

VH 7901 Israel: Beyond The Horizon, A Journey From Heaven To Earth
Summary: Beyond The Horizon, A journey from heaven to earth, provides a video collection of the many geographical, historical, and other noteworthy sites as seen by a camera aboard a helicopter above the State of Israel. 040 Min. VIDEO

VH 0186 Israel: The Holy Land
Summary: Visit Nazareth, the birthplace of Christianity, where life exists much as it did 2, 000 years ago. Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ. And all roads lead to Jerusalem, the capital of David's Kingdom. The River Jordan, the Sea of Galilee, Masada, the Red Sea, Jericho. 060 Min. VIDEO

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 2413 Jacoba--The Heroism of an "Ordinary" Woman
Summary: While Anne Frank was being hidden in an attic in Amsterdam, another Jewish family was similarly sheltered in a small Dutch village. The Ten Brink family was saved by an extraordinary Christian woman, Jacoba Omvlee, who hid them in a tiny attic in her windmill for three years. Documentary footage and re-enactments are interwoven in a compelling story of survival. 063 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 Subject: MUSICAL Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1871 Jerusalem: City of Peace
Summary: A vivid portrait of Jerusalem and the Arabs and Jews who live there. Hosted by Edward Asner. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987

VH 0905 Jerusalem: Within These Walls
Summary: Discusses the principal religious faiths--Christianity, Judaism, Islam--which co-exist within Jerusalem. Looks at some of the people who choose to co-exist within the city's bounds while preserving their cultural differences. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

VH 6763 Jew From Hungary, A
Summary: Accompanying her parents on a trip back to Hungary, Naomi Rubinstein-Azar captures her parents untold stories of suffering, courage and indomitable will to survive the Holocaust. 064 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7757 Jewish Classical Composers
VIDEO 2001

VH 3150 Jewish Enigma, The
Summary: 1. The Chosen People, 2. Pride and Prejudice, 3. E Pluribus Unum, 4. The Promised Land, 5. The Jews and Islam. 122 Min. VIDEO 1992

VH 7759 Jewish Heritage: How To Preserve It with Helene Daniel
VIDEO 1999

VH 7813 Jewish Home Continuity, The
Summary: VIDEO 2000

VH 7792 Jewish Humanism
VIDEO 1999

VH 2843 Jewish Symbols
Summary: Explains Judaism's concept of "One God" - Shmah Yisrael, The Lord is God, The Lord is One. Describes the holiness of prayer, the Jewish ethics, the 613 mitzvahs, the circumcision, the tails, the tefilin, the Sabbath services and many other Judaic laws and customs. 025 Min. VIDEO

VH 7781 Jewish View on Ageing with Dr. Howard Gelb, The
VIDEO 2000

VH 7844 Jews And Buddhism
Summary: The effect of Eastern religion on Jewish life and religious practice is widespread in the United States, where 30% of non-Asian Buddhists are Jewish. This film includes interviews, historical film clips, and rare footage of the Dalai Lamma meeting with Jewish religious leaders. 040 Min. VIDEO 1999

VH 0309 Jews of Poland, The
Summary: Filmed primarily in 1939, these five short documentary films focus on Jewish life in the Polish cities of Krakow, Vilna (Vilnius), Lwow (Lvov), Warsaw, and Biatystok. 050 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1873 Join Hands and Sing
Summary: Shows how Israel has honored the memory & teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King. 011 Min. VIDEO Subject: AFRICAN AMERICAN

VH 4105 Joseph Schultz
Summary: How morally liable is each of us? Does responsibility ever cease? Based on the true story of a German soldier in WWII who found his own answers. 013 Min. VIDEO

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 2846 Judaism
Summary: Explains Judaism's concept of "One God" - Shmah Yisrael, The Lord is God, The Lord is One. Describes the holiness of prayer, the Jewish ethics, the 613 mitzvahs, the circumcision, the talis, the tefilin, the Sabbath services and many other Judaic laws and customs. 015 Min. VIDEO

VH 7820 Judaism Beyond God
Summary: VIDEO 2002

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 7814 Kabbalah On 9/11, The
Summary: VIDEO 2002

VH 1877 Kibbutz Daphna
Summary: An in-depth look at the life and daily routine in a Kibbutz in Northern Israel. 028 Min. VIDEO

VH 7631 Kingdom of the Khazars, The, Tape 1
Summary: A trip with journalist Ehud Yaari to remote regions of the Caucasus--the Volga delta, the Crimean peninsula and the steppes of the Don--in search of the vanished Jewish kingdom of Khazaria which thrived from the sixth through the 10th centuries. 162 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 7632 Kingdom of the Khazars, The, Tape 2
Summary: A trip with journalist Ehud Yaari to remote regions of the Caucasus--the Volga delta, the Crimean peninsula and the steppes of the Don--in search of the vanished Jewish kingdom of Khazaria which thrived from the sixth through the 10th centuries. 162 Min. VIDEO 2001

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 2249 Kristallnacht: The Journey from 1938 to 1988
Summary: Living witnesses of the Crystal Night or "night of breaking glass" recall the horrors of the destruction and violence which left hundreds of German and Austrian synagogues burned and wrecked, thousands of Jewish businesses vandalized and the glass of broken windows littering the streets. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 6676 Last Chapter, The
Summary: Recollection of the history of Jewish life in Poland culminating in the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto in 1943. 085 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 0311 Last Sea, The
Summary: Hebrew, Yiddish & French with English subtitles. 1945-1948: The story of the Jewish exodus from Europe to the land of Israel." 090 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4983 Leonard Fein - Director, Commission on Social Action, UAHC
Summary: A 1998 address at the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. He spoke of his initiation of the "National Jewish Coalition for Literacy", an organization for Jewish volunteers to help children read. 061 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 2405 Let's Fall in Love: A Singles' Weekend at The Concord Hotel
Summary: The Concord Hotel, famous for its kosher food and mammoth golf course, hosts five "Single's Weekends" each year. These weekends are attended by single, divorced and widowed romantics, and it is easy to empathize with the hopeful women and men who go to the resort hotel in the Catskill Mountains in search of a partner. 025 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 7819 Let's Talk About God
Summary: VIDEO 1999

VH 7784 Let's Talk About God with Prof. Ben Chinitz
VIDEO 1999

VH 2847 Let There Be Light - Modern Religious Leadership
Summary: What is the role of the Rabbi in the Synagogue of today? Rabbi Judith Lewis discusses her thoughts on this important subject with regard to feminism, Judaism, and tradition, before a group of clergymen from other faiths in this thought provoking video. 020 Min. VIDEO

VH 2840 Let There Be Light - Mordecai Kaplan
Summary: One of the most controversial Jewish thinkers of the 20th century was Mordecai Kaplan. His seminal book on Jewish belief and observance JUDAISM AS A CIVILIZATION created the basis of his world view as well as laying the groundwork for the establishment of Reconstructionist Judaism. 030 Min. VIDEO

VH 4971 Life Stories of Rabbi and Mrs. Samuel Silver
Summary: As a rabbi, Sam Silver supported Margaret Sanger and other controversial personalities, making himself and his family known as controversial. 061 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7791 Life Story and Ethical Will with Mr. Pompey
VIDEO 1999

VH 4977 Life Story of Emanuel Muravchik, The
Summary: Emanuel Muravchik, former Chair of the Jewish Labor Committee, tells of the efforts of the Committee in the late 1930's to assist thousands of Jews in emigrating from Germany before the Holocaust. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4979 Life Story of Jack J. Spitzer, The
Summary: After telling of his early childhood and successful business endeavors with S & Loan Banks, he tells of his activities in Jewish politics and his contributions to Jewish groups. 121 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4978 Life Story of Judge Jerry Wagner, The
Summary: Judge Wagner tells of his early love of the Yiddish language. He then relates his Jewish life and his relationship with Aaron Lansky, who he helped create the National Yiddish Book Depository in Amherst. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4970 Life Story of Leo Isaacson, The
Summary: In 1946 Leo Isaacson was the only congressman elected on the American Labor Party ticket. He attributes his success to his platform: the United States should lift the arms embargo against Israel. 036 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4969 Life Story of Nina Stone
Summary: Nina Stone is an 83-year old woman living in an assisted living facility. Here she tells her story--she talks of her family and her political and societal involvement. 052 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4973 Life Story of Rose Weisheski
Summary: Mrs. Weisheski describes her life as full of love and happiness. She was married five times. She talks of her father who was a cantor in Germany and her brother who went to Germany in 1930 to go to medical school, but had to return because the Nazis found out he was Jewish. 033 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3815 Light Ahead, The
Summary: The story of Fishke, a lame man who is a ward of the Jewish community and his love for the blind woman, Hodl. They are kept from marrying until a traveling bookseller turns the community's fear of the supernatural to the couple's advantage. A penetrating look at shtetl life, the film provides insight into Mendele's Eastern European Jewish world. 094 Min. VIDEO 1939

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 2837 Living Judaism - Redemption
Summary: Rabbi Aryeh Carmell introduces the concept of T'shuvah/Redemption in Judaism. Topics discussed are: Ideals and their Achievement. How to raise the level of Morality, Why the land of Israel, The Messianic Process, One Man speaking to the World, and In our Time. Rabbi Carmell wraps the subject of Redemption in a description of attainable, ideal society, culminating in a magnificent picture of a fulfilled, perfected world. 030 Min. VIDEO

VH 2845 Living Judaism - Torah & Commandments
Summary: This video is an introduction to the fundamental teachings of Torah Judaism. The focus is on how to practically improve the quality of one's daily life: to apply various tools of living toward developing a genuinely happy, meaningful existence. Various topics are discussed including: The Blessing, Positive and Negative, The Golden Bed, Spark of Truth, Torah for a Society, and Israel - the Opportunity. 030 Min. VIDEO

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 2167 Lonely Struggle, The
Summary: Dr. Marek Edelman is the only remaining survivor of the Jewish high command of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising. Director Willy Lindwer provides a look at the doctor's present life in Warsaw, Poland, where he is involved in the Solidarity trade movement, and provides historic footage of the Warsaw battle against the Nazis. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 4167 Long Search, The
Summary: In New York, Elie Wiesel, famous author and survivor of the concentration camps tries to explain what makes a Jew a Jew. Inevitably the search takes us to Jerusalem, to the schools, synagogues and the ages-old point of pilgrimage, the Wailing Wall. 052 Min. VIDEO Series: JUDAISM: THE CHOSEN PEOPLE

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 2207 Longest Hatred, The: The History of Anti-Semitism Pt. 1
Summary: Two videos, VH 2207 & 2208. 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. 150 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 2208 Longest Hatred, The: The History of Anti-Semitism Pt. 2
Summary: Two videos, VH 2207 & 2208. 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. 150 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6041 Lost Wooden Synagogues of Eastern Europe, The
Summary: This program documents the few remaining wooden synagogues in Lithuania and Latvia. The film tells the story of the synagogues, their art, architecture and the life that surrounds them before World War II and what has happened to them since. 048 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ARCHITECTURE

VH 7754 Love Letters to Future Generation withS. Halpern & R. Riemer
VIDEO 1999

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 7790 Loving Approach to Family Anger with Rabbi Dan Levin, A
VIDEO 2000 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY

VH 7817 March Of Remembrance And Hope
Summary: VIDEO 2000

VH 2163 March of the Living
Summary: Story of the Holocaust as told by the young people of today through their words, letters, poetry and music. 056 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4968 Martin Miller Speaks of Dobromil
Summary: Martin Miller, a clinical psychologist, went to the Ukraine with his wife to discover his roots. During this search Miller attempted to find the home in which his grandparents lived, but instead found that it had been destroyed. 036 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1870 Memorandum
Summary: Directed by John Spotton & Donald Brittain. The memorandum was Hitler's & the subject was the solution to the "Jewish problem." In this film, a Jew who escaped that solution takes a holiday from his glazier's shop to Bergen Belsen. In traveling through the new Germany, this man remembers; scenes still vivid in his mind are recalled in flashback. 058 Min. VIDEO 1965 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 2248 Memory of the Camps
Summary: More than forty years ago, British and American film crews working in Europe entered Nazi concentration camps and found tragic evidence of the machinery of genocide, a fact that some people some people still refuse to accept. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 4974 Miami Holocaust Slide Show
Summary: Video presentation of photo slide show concerning the Holocaust while speech is given by Elie Weisel. 025 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4513 Miracle at Moreaux
Summary: Three Jewish children fleeing from Nazi-occupied France find refuge in a Catholic school. At first the other children are afraid to shelter the refugees, but the children come to understand and sympathize with the trios' plight and risk their lives to protect them. Together they devise a dangerous plan to help the children reach the border and freedom. 058 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: DRAMA

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 7794 Miracle Of Survival: The Birth Of Israel
Summary: The history of the emergent state of Israel with background of the Holocaust during World War II, the development of Israel’s military strength, and the Six-Day War of 1967. Includes archival footage. 060 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: MIDDLE EAST

VH 4283 Mirele Efros
Summary: Mirele, a noble, dignified widow and successful businesswoman who 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. Set in the turn of the century Grodno. A classic study in the relations between mothers and daughters-in-law. Directed by: Joseph Berne. 091 Min. VIDEO 1939

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 3404 Miriam's Daughters Celebrate
Summary: In the two occasions celebrated in this video, the Passover Seder and a baby girl naming ceremony, the women speak about their lives and how traditional Jewish rituals relate to them as well as men. Instead of the traditional Passover where women have cooked and men have presided over the Seder, this group of women, mothers and daughters, sisters and friend, reads from feminist Haggadah. They also choose a theme relevant to their lives and each woman contributes her insights. These rituals demonstrate how traditions can be updated to make women full participants. 021 Min. VIDEO

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 2178 More Than Broken Glass: Memories of Kristallnacht
Summary: Narrated by Ken Olin. The sounds of broken glass, on the night of November 9, 1938, will be forever etched in the collective memory of the Jewish people. It was the night that the Nazis publicly & blatantly announced to the world that they had declared open war on the Jewish people. Through archival footage, photographs & first hand interviews with witnesses, this video forms a sharp portrait of the time & events. 057 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 4972 Mrs. Dussia Minkoff
Summary: Mrs. Minkoff is the widow of the founder of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. Mrs. Minkoff not only tells her own story, but that of her husband, Isaiah Minkoff. 092 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 1976 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Summary: Ben Kingsley, Craig T. Nelson, Frigyes Harsanyi, Renee Soutenkijk & Louisa Haigh. Directed by Brian Gibson. Captures the unforgettable story of Simon Wiesenthal's life during the Holocaust, & his ongoing quest for justice. 157 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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. Direct ed by Costa-Gavras. 126 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: DRAMA, HOLOCAUST 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 6971 My Knees Were Jumping
Summary: An account of the campaign by British Jews and Quakers to rescue Jewish children during the nine months preceding World War II, from Dec. 1938 through Aug. 1939. Directed by Melissa Hacker. 076 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7786 My Life in the Hagannah (1945-48) with Arthur Jaffe
VIDEO 2000

VH 8167 My Terrorist
Summary: In 1978, filmmaker Yulie Gerstel was wounded in a terrorist attack by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Twenty-three years later Gerstel began questioning the causes of violence between Israelis and Palestinians and started to consider helping release the man who almost killed her, Fahad Mihyi. 058 Min. VIDEO 2002 Subject: CRIMINOLOGY

VH 4976 Nathan Katz: A Year with the Last Jews of Cochin
Summary: A slide show given at Florida Atlantic University's S.E. Wimberly Library on March 19, 1998. Dr. Katz showed the last year of the Jewish community that has lasted 2, 000 years. 042 Min. VIDEO 1998

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 2165 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: COMMUNICATION, HOLOCAUST

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 5894 Night and Fog
Summary: The definitive film on Nazi concentration camps and a devastating record of man's inhumanity to man. 030 Min. VIDEO 1955 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 3894 Not a Job for a Nice Jewish Girl
Summary: Tells the unique story of a young Australian who has given up her successful legal career to become a rabbi - one of only three women rabbis in Australia! Jacqueline Ninio felt there was more to life than material success and decided to go to Israel to take up a five year course in rabbinical STUDIES. The program explores many issues including the role of women in Orthodox Judaism, which does not accept women as rabbis, as well as the broader issues of women's rights within Judaism and Israel. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996

VH 2169 Not Like Sheep to the Slaughter
Summary: In the summer of 1943, a small group of resistance fighters led by 24 year old Mordechai Tenebaum, attempted to thwart the Nazi plan to eradicate the Bialystok ghetto. With few arms & little assistance from the outside, these courageous fighters resisted the Nazis with incredible resolve. 150 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 Subject: HOLOCAUST 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 Subject: SOCIAL WORK Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 1497 One God
Summary: Actor Martin Balsam narrates this film about the oneness of God and surrender to God in the religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Filmed in cinema verite style. 030 Min. VIDEO 1977

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
Summary: The reconstruction of the hijacking of "Air France" passengers to Uganda and the amazing rescue by a special commando unit of the Israeli Army which were under the command of Johnathan Netanyahu, who was killed in that operation. 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 7717 Oskar Schindler: The Accidental Hero
Summary: Examines the moral ambiguity of flawed hero Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party and the wartime rescuer of 1200 Jews, and includes interviews with survivors, researchers, and noted author Thomas Keneally. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOGRAPHY, HOLOCAUST

VH 2162 Other Side of Faith, The
Summary: The story of a young Jew and his rescuer who saved him from certain death at the hand of the Nazi's. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 6663 Out of Hitler's Reach
Summary: Tells the story of Scattergood Hostel, a kind of "Schindler's List" on the prairie. From 1939 to 1943, 185 refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe found a safe haven at Scattergood, a temporary hostel in what had been an abandoned Quaker boarding school in Iowa. Among them were not only Jews but also political opponents of Hitler's regime, religious figures, professionals, merchants, journalists, artist, students and children. 013 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 7624 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 1
Summary: Volume 1, Part 1: The Spanish Connection; The Golden Age. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7625 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 2
Summary: Volume 1, Part 2: The Balance of Terror; The Marranos and the Inquisition. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY

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 4282 Overture to Glory
Summary: Moishe Oysher is the "Vilner Balabesl, " the cantor who leaves his position as Vilna Cantor in order to seek fame and fortune as an opera star in Warsaw. He feels uncomfortable in his new environment and yearns to return home to his wife, child and community. Directed by: Max Nosseck. 085 Min. VIDEO 1940

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 6688 Palestine: Story of a Land, Part 1
Summary: Recounts the story of Palestine commencing with the earliest mass migration of European Jews to Palestine, when 4, 500 Jews sought relief from persecution in Czarist Russia. It then guides viewers through Theodore Hertzl's first three years in power, and the events leading to the foundation of Israel, all the while examining watersheds in the Zionist movement's history, including the Balfour Declaration, the Exodus incident and the Dir Yassin Massacre. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6689 Palestine: Story of a Land, Part 2
Summary: Recounts the story of Palestine beginning with the strife that subsumed Isrealis, Palestinians and their Middle East neighbors after the establishment of the Jewish state. It introduces the key figures -- Arafat, Begin, Nasser, Rabin, Sadat, Shamir, and many others -- and the pivotal roles each played in the region's volatile history, as the unrest escalates into wars and terrorism in the second half of the century. The program ends at the Madrid Peace Conference, where the groundwork was first laid for a possible peace. 058 Min. VIDEO 1993

VH 6521 Paradise Camp
Summary: The story of the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. The Nazis used the camp during WWII in an elaborate hoax to deceive the world about the Third Reich's extermination campaign against the Jews. Told through interviews with survivors, archival footage, photos, paintings and drawings by camp inmates. 056 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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 1637 Peacemakers, The
Summary: Filmed against a background of political demonstrations, religious observances, bustling markets, and peaceful desert evenings, "The Peacemakers", brings us past the fiery headlines into the soul of Israel's divisiveness. 052 Min. VIDEO

VH 6951 People is Born, A / The Power of the Word
Summary: "A People Is Born" explores Jewish and Near Eastern life and culture from prehistory to the sixth century B.C. Focuses on the origin of the Jewish people and their development of the concept of God. "The Power of the Word" chronicles the emergence of a Jewish identity based on ideas, not territory or military power. Follows the consolidation of the Jewish people and their law, and the intellectual interaction between the Jewish world and classical Greece and Rome. 120 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS

VH 4961 Phil Loeb Memorial Tribute
Summary: This is the memorial service held in the S.E. Wimberly Library Judaica collection for Phil Loeb. 061 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3403 Place to Save Your Life, A / The Shanghai Jews
Summary: Seeking refuge from Nazi terror, some 17, 000 Jews traveled to Shanghai, one of the few places that did not requite a visa. Although there were some Jews already in China, the Europeans found life there quite strange and difficult. Juxtaposing interviews with survivors with archival photographs, this film recounts the days when Chinese and Jews lived together under Japanese rule. The Japanese did not go along with Hitler's extermination plan, and Shanghai indeed became a place that saves lives. 022 Min. VIDEO Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1872 PLO: The Victim's Story
Summary: Recounts brutal terroristic attacks by the PLO. Graphic pictures of victims and crime scenes. Accounts are given by victims, survivors, grieving relatives and terrorists. 009 Min. VIDEO

VH 7804 Politics Of Israeli Religion, The
Summary: VIDEO 2001

VH 2246 Portrait of Elie Wiesel, A
Summary: In an interview with Elie Wiesel, viewers share an intimate look into the life story of a man, truth and a world that witnessed the Holocaust. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST Series: HOLOCAUST COLLECTION

VH 1633 Present Memory
Summary: Present Memory encourages an understanding of the many facets of ethnic and cultural Jewish life in America and challenges viewers to examine their own Jewish identities. The film is divided into three segments to allow for discussion. 088 Min. VIDEO

VH 2175 Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future
Summary: Ray Errol Fox's sensitive and soulful video deals with the most tragic victims of the Holocaust, the 1.5 million children whose only "crime" was to have been born Jewish. We join visitors, young and old, white and black, Jew and Gentile, as they express their profound shock at the incomprehensible realities with which they are confronted on their visit to Jerusalem's Yad Vashem museum and its haunting Children's memorial. 015 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7753 President Clinton and the Jews with Dr. Milton Greenberg
VIDEO 1999

VH 3499 Prince of Egypt, The
Summary: A tale of two brothers, one born of royal blood, one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free spirited youth and good natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them apart, as one becomes the ruler of a powerful empire and the other becomes the chosen leader of his people. 099 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: MUSICAL 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 5933 Punch Me In the Stomach
Summary: Writer/performer Deb Miller stars in this adaptation of her autobiographical off-Broadway solo show about her life as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. As she speaks about growing up Jewish in New Zealand, she transforms herself into various members of her extended family. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 1373 Purim
Summary: How the festival of Purim is celebrated in Israel is portrayed. The program includes scenes of children in their costumes and the reading of the Megillah. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989

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 4246 Pushcarts & Plantations - Jewish Life in Louisiana
Summary: In this program, explore the 300 year history of Jewish life in Louisiana. From its beginnings in the French colony to its emergence into the 21 century, this community has played an important part of the American Jewish experience. It has also developed a unique culture amid the Cajun and Creole influences of the state. 060 Min. VIDEO 1997

VH 4965 Rabbi Abram Vasim Goodman
Summary: Rabbi Abram Vasim Goodman, one of the leading retired, orthodox rabbis speaks. 022 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4967 Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman
Summary: Retired reform Rabbi Schaalman speaks of his life. 042 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4975 Rabbi Jack Riemer
Summary: 1/1/1998 interview with Rabbi Jack Riemer. 032 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4964 Rabbi Kenneth Brander
Summary: Rabbi Kenneth Brander of the Boca Raton Synagogue gives his life story. 020 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 4966 Rabbi Richard D. Agler
Summary: Rabbi Agler of the reform Temple B'nai Israel speaks of his experiences. 036 Min. VIDEO 1998

VH 3582 Racism
Summary: This program covers the most appalling crimes against humanity committed under racist justifications: Hitler's ambitions to create a Master Race and the annihilation of six million Jews, and the more recent crimes of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and the Hutu massacre of Tutsis in Rwanda. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, HOLOCAUST, CIVIL RIGHTS Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 2166 Raoul Wallenberg: Between the Lines
Summary: Through interviews with colleagues, holocaust survivors, newsreels & rare footage shot by Nazi camera crews & others, this controversial story of Raoul Wallenberg's heroic campaign to save thousands of Jews from Budapest is relived. 090 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: HOLOCAUST

VH 7823 Return To Judaism As An Adult
Summary: VIDEO 1999

VH 6519 Return to the Warsaw Ghetto
Summary: Three families from Canada return to Warsaw on the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943. The survivors and their families tell their incredible stories, revisit memorable sites from their past, attempt to come to terms with this horrific experience, and to pass on their knowledge and experience to their children. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: HOLOCAUST

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