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.
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.
Year: 2001
Languages: Yiddish & Hebrew, English subtitles
Director: Shosh Shlam...
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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