Shimon Peres
Author
Publisher
Custom House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In 1934, eleven-year-old Shimon Peres emigrated to the land of Israel from his native Poland, leaving behind an extended family who would later be murdered in the Holocaust. Few back then would have predicted that this young man would eventually become one of the towering figures of the twentieth century. Peres would indeed go on to serve the new state as prime minister, president, foreign minister, and the head of several other ministries. He was...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nextbook/Schocken
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A portrait of Israel's first prime minister covers his support of the United Nations 1947 Partition Plan for Palestine, his granting of first exemptions to Orthodox military servicepeople, and his peaceful overtures toward post-Holocaust Germany.
Publisher
PBS DVD Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Begins with the 1947 U.N. decision to partition Palestine and charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiations. Includes interviews and news clips of heads of state and other military and intelligence leaders. Episodes on the first disc cover Israel's struggle for statehood, including the victories against Arab armies in 1948 and 1967, and the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program...
Publisher
Film Ideas
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"This 2-part documentary, filmed over a period of two years with Peres in Tel Aviv, is an epic tale of Israeli history told through the words of the man who was at the center of it all. It is an extraordinary trip through history, thanks to never before seen archive footage, Shimon Peres' private photos, and manuscripts that illustrate his captivating story"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Publishing
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
One of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, Israel Meir Lau was eight at the time of liberation. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he became Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, one of the most respected and charismatic leaders of the Jewish faith. Out of the depths is Lau's harrowing, suspenseful, miraculous, and inspiring story, told in his own words.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
©2011.
Language
English
Description
While these are the stories of Jewish people who were displaced by the Second World War, the film concentrates on the vibrant cultural and family life they experienced in their youth that ultimately was most influential in their lives. It explores the connection between old age and childhood, asking questions about what remains of childhood in our later years, as well as engaging interesting issues of self-identity, Jewish identity, and the struggle...