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The Jerusalem Dream
In the late 1970’s, after thousands of years of praying and longing for Jerusalem, the first Ethiopian Jews arrived in Israel.
“Was it worth it?” their children now ask, for the first time.
They are brave and direct and their words pierce through the heart. Words shifting between the great happiness of village life and the longing to see Jerusalem. Words Stirred by fear and loss while making their way in the desert only to be forced into the great despair of a refugee camp in Sudan.
Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Meni Elias, Micha Shagrir
Production Company: Unicorn Film Ltd
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Tuvia Hizkiyahu, Tor Ben Mayor
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Televison,Mifaal Hapais, The Second Authority for TV & Radio
Script: Meni Elias
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: חלום ירושלים
Category: History / Identity / Immigration / Jerusalem / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: community Ethiopian Immigration Journey
In the late 1970’s, after thousands of years of praying and longing for Jerusalem, the first Ethiopian Jews arrived in Israel.
“Was it worth it?” their children now ask, for the first time.
They are brave and direct and their words pierce through the heart. Words shifting between the great happiness of village life and the longing to see Jerusalem. Words Stirred by fear and loss while making their way in the desert only to be forced into the great despair of a refugee camp in Sudan.
Director: Meni Elias
Producer: Meni Elias, Micha Shagrir
Production Company: Unicorn Film Ltd
Cinematographer: Meni Elias
Editor: Tuvia Hizkiyahu, Tor Ben Mayor
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Kobi Vitman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Televison,Mifaal Hapais, The Second Authority for TV & Radio
Script: Meni Elias
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: חלום ירושלים
Category: History / Identity / Immigration / Jerusalem / Minorities / Zionism
Tag Words: community Ethiopian Immigration Journey
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