How can peace in the Middle East prevail, if it cannot in a family? More than 25 years have gone by since Yulie's brother turned into an ultra-Orthodox Jew and lost contact. This story is a persistent journey towards an understanding of people falling in love with religion. Yulie tries to reunite her Israeli family, reflecting her personal story, yet again, on the collective.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Year: 2007
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Yulie Cohen Gerstel
Producers: Yulie Cohen Gerstel for Cohen Gerstel Productions
Yulie Cohen revisits her critically acclaimed trilogy with a new perspective and additional footage. "My Israel" is an account of remarkable courage and understanding set against the last turbulent decade of Israeli history.
Year: 2008
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Yulie Cohen
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Now on IZZY: Filmed at the Shaar Menashe Hospital in Israel, this heartbreaking documentary examines the plight of elderly Holocaust survivors whose war-time experiences have left them unable to find inner peace.
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A fascinating investigation that mirrors the development of Israel itself. Shaking his own family tree in this beautifully-crafted documentary, Tal Yoffe discovers a pioneering kibbutznik filmmaker, a Czarist army officer, a Nazi-trained blacksmith, several war heroes, and a much-missed father.
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