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DVD

It is no dream : the life of Theodor Herzl

Call Number

  • DVD 921 H5814I (CEN)

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Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Narrated by Ben Kingsley ; voice, Christoph Waltz.

Publication Information

[New York] : Docurama : Distributed by Cinedigm Entertainment, [2015]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col., with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel.

Notes

Title from disc surface.

Based on original material written by Richard Trank & Rabbi Marvin Hier.

Originally released as a documentary in 2012.

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