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Below you will find an alphabetical listing of the video and dvd holdings of the Gray Cultural and Learning Center. The collection is constantly being updated, so be sure to check back often.
Videos and dvd's must be checked out IN PERSON, but you can call the Learning Center to check on availability, at 847 432-8900, ext. 242.
To search for a particular video, just fill in the name of the video below, and find out whether it is in our collection. You can also use the "keyword" feature, to search for ANY word that may be found in any part of the description, including title, producer/director, subject, or summary.
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Title: Christians, Jews and Moslems in Medieval Spain
Producer, Director: Films for the Humanities
Audience: adult
Length: 52 min.
Subject: Jews in Spain
Summary: This program describes the history of Spain from the time of the first landing, in 711, by the Muslims, through the nearly 800 year long war that ended in the expulsion of booth the Muslims and Jews in 1492. It also shows the development of a culture whose people spoke various Spanish dialects while their official language was Arabic, and the role of the university in transmitting Greek thought.
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Title: Circumcision? or Bris! Surgery? or Simcha!
Producer, Director: BJE of New York
Audience: all
Length: 15 min.
Subject: Brit Milah
Summary: This video explores how a circumcision differs from a Brit Milah. Certified mohel Rabbi Yehoshua Krohn highlights the significance of Bris as a central symbol of Jewish identity. Survivors of the Holocaust, Polish and Russian Jews, and others are interviewed about their feelings concerning this ceremony.
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Title: Clear Skies
Producer, Director: Doko
Audience: adult
Subject: Israel -- Military
Summary: This fascinating video tells the story of the Israeli air force, from its beginnings in 1948 until today. The Sinai Campaign, the 6 day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Peace in the Galilee campaign, all are vividly portrayed, with detailed explanations about the different weaponry and aircraft.
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Title: Close, Closed, Closure
Producer, Director: Loevy, Ram
Audience: adult
Length: 52 min.
Subject: Gaza
Summary: Shot in and around Gaza -- one of the most densely populated, miserable places on earth -- this video shows the effects of 35 years of Israeli control over the area, on both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Title: Codeword Viper
Producer, Director: IBA
Audience: adult
Subject: Israel -- Gulf War
Summary: On January 18, 1991, in the middle of the night, Scud missile attacks on Israel began. Sirens began to scream, and radio broadcasts were interrupted by the codeword "viper", the sign that the attacks had begun. This video is the definitive documentary of the Gult War in Israel, with interviews and news footage.
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Title: Cohen Religious School Dedication 12/14/86
Producer, Director: N.S.S. Beth El
Audience: all
Length: 20 min.
Subject: Dedication
Summary: The Jack and Mildred Cohen Religious School is dedicated in a ceremony led by Rabbi William Lebeau.
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Title: Cold Days
Producer, Director: Kovacs, Andras
Audience: adult
Length: 102 min.
Subject: Holocaust -- Hungary
Summary: This film is based on the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. It is structured around the memories and self-justificaions of the men involved in the massacre as they awaited trial in 1946. Each denies his complicity or responsibility. Made in Hungary in 1966, black and white, Hungarian dialogue with English subtitles.
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Title: Commissar
Producer, Director: Askoldov, Alexander
Audience: adult
Length: 105 min.
Subject: Fiction
Summary: Banned by the Soviet Government for 21 years, this powerful work depicts the human drama of the Russian Civil War. A Red Army Commander's military career is disrupted by an unwanted pregnancy, and she stays with a poor Jewish family until her child is born. Winner of the International Critics prize for Best Film. In Russian, English subtitles. Black and white.
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Title: Conference on Global Anti-Semitism
Producer, Director: Anti-Defamation League
Audience: adult
Subject: Anti-Semitism
Summary: This is the complete record of the Conference on Global Anti-Semitism, held October 31 - November 1, 2002 in New York City.
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Title: Confronting Anti-Semitism
Producer, Director: Anti-Defamation League
Audience: teen
Length: 6 min.
Subject: Anti-Semitism
Summary: This trigger film shows different incidents of anti-semitism, and then pauses to let the viewer react, and to consider different options. Several aspects of anti-semitism are shown, including the use of the "verb" to jew", JAPS, personal and public displays of anti-semitism. Very thought-provoking.
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Title: Confronting Anti-Semitism
Producer, Director: Anti-Defamation League
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 8 min.
Subject: Anti-Semitism
Summary: This short trigger film shows three incidents of anti-semitism, which the viewer is then invited to respond to. Usable as a trigger for discussions of anti-semitism with families and students.
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Title: Conspiracy
Producer, Director: Goldblatt, Stephen
Audience: adult
Length: 96 min.
Subject: Holocaust -- War Crimes
Summary: On January 20th of 1942, 15 officials attended a conference at Wannsee on the outskirts of Berlin. Comprised of mid-ranking SS commanders and a variety of government ministers, the meeting was organized by Adolf Eichmann. By the meeting's close, the "final solution" was put into place. This movie is based on the only surviving record of that meeting.
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Title: Contemporary Issues: History of the Israeli/Palestine Conflict
Producer, Director: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 22 min.
Subject: Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Summary: A "slide" presentation on video of a survey of the history of Israel, beginning with Canaan, through to the present day, and focusing on the Jews' relationship with the Arabs in Palestine. 1987. Includes study guide.
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Title: Contemporary Issues: Terrorism
Producer, Director: Encyclopedia Britanica Educational Corporation
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 11 min.
Subject: Terrorism
Summary: This video defines terrorism, highlights the significant terrorist events since 1968, describes the measures taken to combat terrorism, and indicates trends in terrorist attacks. It includes a montage of terrorist events, from Belfast to Beirut, hijacking to hostages. Narrated by Brian Jenkins, terrorism expert. 1986.
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Title: Conversation with Abraham Joshua Heschel
Producer, Director: Eternal Light/NBC
Audience: adult
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Biography -- Heschel, Abraham Joshua
Summary: This is a powerful interview with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel by NBC news correspondent Carl Stern which took place in 1972. Rabbi Heschel discusses his upbringing, the need for reverence, and the value of uniqueness, and explains his involvement in contemporary social and political activities.
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Title: Conversation with George Burns
Producer, Director: UAHC TV and Film Institute
Audience: adult
Length: 28 min.
Subject: Biography -- Burns, George
Summary: This delightful video features a conversation with George Burns, about his life, including clips from his comedy appearances and his late wife, Gracie Allen, and segments from his movies. It gives a penetrating profile of one of America's great comedians.
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Title: Conversation with Isaac Bashevis Singer
Producer, Director: UAHC
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 28 min.
Subject: Biography -- Singer, Isaac Bashevis
Summary: A delightful interview with the Nobel Laureate for Literature (1978). This video includes a biography of Singer, and his remarks about his life and works. Features Cynthia Ozick, Simon Weber, the photographs of Roman Vishniac, and illustrations of Maurice Sendak. A teacher's guide is included. 1984.
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Title: Conversation with Menachem Begin
Producer, Director: UAHC
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 28 min.
Subject: Biography -- Begin, Menahem
Summary: Rabbi Alexander Schindler of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations interviews Menachem Begin, in a discussion aimed at religious school students across the U.S. They focus on Begin, the man, and the Jew (not the political figure). 1981.
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Title: Conversation with Shimon Peres
Producer, Director: UAHC Press
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 25 min.
Subject: Biography -- Peres, Shimon
Summary: Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres is interviewed by UAHC President Rabbi Alexander Schindler. The video offers a look at the life and times of Peres, his Jewish upbringing, his aliyah to Israel, and his political career, highlighted by his historic role in the 1993 peace process in Norway.
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Title: Corridor, The
Producer, Director: Wurtzel, Yehuda
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 24 min.
Subject: Death and Dying
Summary: A young girl in a car accident "dies" for several minutes, and she experiences a "near death" experience. The medical profession reacts to this in a video that explores the mysterious realm of life and death. It also discusses the traditional Jewish approach to death as well as life in the world to come.
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