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Misafa lesafa [videorecording] = From language to language
Brooklyn, NY: First Run / Icarus Films, [2005]For centuries, Hebrew was a sacred language, a written language of prayer and scripture. But today it is also the language of everyday life in Israel. Nurith Aviv, Israeli writers, musicians, actors and a Rabbi/philosopher from varying countries and ethnic backgrounds discuss the relationship between their mother tongues and Hebrew.
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Sima the witch [videorecording] = Simah Ṿaḳnin mekhashefah
New York, NY : Distributed by Sisu Home Entertainment, [2005]A story about the ability of a nice grandmother to grant curses and blessings, and how that ability is used and abused by those around her.
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Roveh ḥuliyot [videorecording] = The wooden gun
[Israel?] : Globus United, [2003?]Set in Tel Aviv during the 1950s, the film tells the story of Yoni Schreiber, a 10-year-old son of a Holocaust survivor and a Zionist. Yoni vows to take revenge when a rival boy and his gang beat up Yoni and break his arm. The boys' behavior and motivation raises questions regarding first generation "sabras" (native-born Israelis).
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