This 1935 film was made in an effort to showcase Jewish Palestine to the world. It is one of the most spectacular visual records to have survived. The film features the early pioneers, recent refugees from Europe, and the commerce, agriculture and industry of the period. Palestine's cities, including "old" and "new" Jerusalem, are contrasted with kibbutzim, the new agricultural settlements.
Note:
Electronic Resource.
Format:
1 online resource (1 video file (60 min.)) : sound, black and white. Video file, MPEG-4.
Documentary-style films, Jews -- Colonization -- Palestine, Kibbutzim, Palestine -- Colonization, Palestine -- History -- 1799-1917, Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948, Tel Aviv (Israel) -- History
Creator/Contributor:
Agadati, Baruch (1895-1976) - film director, film producer, Hameiri, Avigdor (1890-1970) - screenwriter, AGA Films (Firm) - production company, Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive. Music by Levanon, original songs by Natan Alterman, commentary by Maurice Samuel.
Date Created/Date Issued:
1935
Description:
This 1935 film was made in an effort to showcase Jewish Palestine to the world. It is one of the most spectacular visual records to have survived. The film features the early pioneers, recent refugees from Europe, and the commerce, agriculture and industry of the period. Palestine's cities, including "old" and "new" Jerusalem, are contrasted with kibbutzim, the new agricultural settlements.
Language:
Explanatory intertitles in English, dialogue in Hebrew, some with English subtitles
