North Suburban Synagogue Beth El

THE VIDEO COLLECTION OF THE GRAY CULTURAL AND LEARNING CENTER
 
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: Israel
Producer, Director: Video Visits
Audience: all
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Israel
Summary: This video, designed for travellers and would-be travellers of all ages, introduces the beautiful and interesting sights of Israel, including the cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, and Tel Aviv, in addition to Jerusalem. While a strong Christian view is evident (in the focusing on sites of Christian pilgrimmage, such as the Garden of Gethsemane and the Via Dolorosa) the video is a good introduction to travel in Israel.
Title: Israel
Producer, Director: Palphot, Ltd.
Audience: all
Length: 90 min.
Subject: Israel -- Travelogue
Summary: Tour the country of Israel, from the Galilee to the Negev. Includes modern cities and towns, ancient remains, and other beautiful Israeli sites.
Title: Israel
Producer, Director: Dorot, Reuven
Audience: all
Length: 100 min.
Subject: Israel -- Travelogue
Summary: This dvd makes the sights and sounds of Israel come alive. It takes you back in time, from Genesis to present day Israel. Interactive menu allows you to shift between the different time periods and events. Soundtrack in 7 languages
Title: Israel 5000 yrs. plus 40
Producer, Director: Doko Video
Audience: all
Length: 45 min
Subject: Israel -- History
Summary: A commemorative video for the 40th anniversary of the state of Israel, which salutes the country past, present and future. It traces the history of the country, and covers all major events in the last 5000 years, from Biblical times to modern, while showing wonderful scenes form modern Israel.
Title: Israel and the Media
Producer, Director: Kesselman, Lynn
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 20 min.
Subject: Israel -- Media
Summary: This video explores the bias utilized by American newspapers when reporting about the Middle East conflict. It shows headlines, and photographs, and analyzes each method of bias. An excellent public relations media study. Produced by the Kesselman Foundation.
Title: Israel and the Palestinians: the Continuing Conflict
Producer, Director: Nowak, Amram
Audience: adult
Length: 37 min.
Subject: Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Summary: This is an examination of the history of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, beginning with the first settlements in Palestine, through the invasion into Lebanon. The film creates, through interviews and historical footage and photographs, a clear picture of the region and its conflicts.
Title: Israel and the Sinai Desert
Producer, Director: Shapiro, Justine
Audience: all
Length: 50 min.
Subject: Israel -- travelogue
Summary: Traveler Justine Shapiro journeys through Israel and the Sinai, beginning in Tel Aviv, and then going onto the West Bank, and then to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Title: Israel and the War of Images
Producer, Director: Palestinian Television
Audience: adult
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Israel -- Terrorism
Summary: This video illustrates how Arafat, PA spokesmen, clerics and negotiators reveal that peace negotiations with Israel are part of a strategy leading ultimately to the destruction of the Jewish state. These documentaries produced in France and filmed in Israel, using footage from Palestinian television and security sources, show what the news networks will not disclose. They can't -- their reporters have been threatened with death by the PA if they do. The documentaries vividly show the uncensored incitement, violence and terrorism which exists in the PLO / PA.
Title: Israel in Dance -- Shalom in Action
Producer, Director: Shalom Dance Company
Audience: all
Length: 53 min.
Subject: Dance
Summary: The Shalom Dance Company preserves the myriad of cultures of Israel, through costume, music and dance. This video joins the group in rehearsal, backstage, and on location, as it performs a variety of dances from traditional to modern.
Title: Israel on Parade: A Variety Show
Producer, Director: Israel Broadcasting Authority
Audience: all
Length: 50 min.
Subject: Israel -- Music
Summary: Israel's foremost entertainers perform for an independence day program in Jerusalem in 1984. Footage includes performances by Yehoram Gaon, Ofra Haza, The Dudaim, Naomi Shemer, the Shalom Dance Company, the Israel Defense Forces Brass Band, and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.
Title: Israel Review
Audience: adult
Length: 20 min.
Subject: Israel -- History, War in Lebanon
Summary: An analysis of the Israeli presence in Lebanon, and the benefit which their "invasion" had upon the Lebanese, who were suffering under the brutality of the PLO. Evidence of the PLO in southern Lebanon is demonstrated, and the gratitude of the locals is shown. Very biased.
Title: Israel Sings
Producer, Director: Palphot Ltd.
Audience: all
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Israel -- Music
Summary: This video travels the land of Israel, to see the hills, deserts, kibbutzim, beaches, and cities, and is accompanied by 58 Hebrew songs. Each song is has phonetic subtitles, and a matching song-book is included.
Title: Israel Vs.the PLO: The Invasion of Lebanon
Producer, Director: ABC News
Audience: adult
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Israel -- History, War in Lebanon
Summary: This video uses the original broadcasts to depict the story of Israel's 1982 attempt to obliterate the PLO in Lebanon. It shows the casualties inflicted on both sides, and the political price paid by Israel. Color. Produced in 1989.
Title: Israel's Shattered Dreams
Producer, Director: Schonfeld, Victor
Audience: adult
Length: 173 min.
Subject: Israel -- History
Summary: This video confronts the realities of today against the backdrop of its utopian beginnings. It documents what more than twenty years of history, of expansion and wars, have done to the soul of Israel. Produced in 1990.
Title: Israel's War History
Producer, Director: Schaveet, Sharon
Audience: all
Length: 120 min.
Subject: Israel -- History -- Wars
Summary: This dvd recounts the wars that Israel has been involved in, beginning with the British entry into Palestine in 1917. It includes in-depth accounts of the wars, reviews of peace plans, and major milestones of Jewish history. Includes the Second Lebanon War 2006.
Title: Israel, You Have it All
Producer, Director: Torah Educational Video
Audience: children
Length: 32 min.
Subject: Israel -- Juvenile
Summary: Following a delightful "magical" guide named Simcha, two American children travel all around the land of Israel. Sites include the Jordan River, Kibbutz Maaleh Gilboa, Modin, Safed, Caesarea, Megiddo, and other points of interest, all visited with fun and games, music and children's perspectives. An excellent way to introduce children to Israel.
Title: Israel: a Nation is Born
Producer, Director: Eban, Abba
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 5 tapes, 55 min. eac
Subject: Israel -- History
Summary: This 5 part video series was shown on PBS, and is presented by former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban. It chronicles his recollections of, and his part in, the creation of the State of Israel.The series tells the story of the events leading to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the subsequent conflicts and the events of the last decade. 1992.
Title: Israel: History, Land and People
Producer, Director: Bibic, Vladimir
Audience: adult
Length: 18 min.
Subject: Israel -- History
Summary: This film tells the story of the Jewish people and their homeland starting with biblical times. It moves through history to the establishment of modern Israel in 1948 and illustrates the rapid growth of Israel's agriculture, industries and cities. The diversity of cultures and customs is also shown.
Title: Israel: Never a Dull Moment
Producer, Director: Israel Broadcasting Authority
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Israel -- History
Summary: An excellent video montage, produced by Israel Television which utilizes documentary and news footage to highlight all of the major events in Israel's history since 1948. Includes Operation Magic Carpet, the Declaration of Independence, the capture of Eichmann, and more. Black and white and color. 1988.
Title: Israel: the 20th Century Miracle
Producer, Director: Alden Films
Audience: adult
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Israel -- Agriculture
Summary: One of the unsung miracles of Israel is its self-sufficiency in agriculture, despite the fact that it has one shallow river, one lake, little rainfall, and its land area was 80 percent desert 100 years ago. this film was originally produced by the UJA.
 
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