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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: Science of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Producer, Director: Mudbrick Media
Audience: all
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Dead Sea Scrolls
Summary: This is a museum video describing the creation, discovery and unraveling of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It shows the techniques of carbon dating, nuclear activation, infrared imaging, DNA analysis, and forensics, which are used to piece together the history and meaning of the scrolls.
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Title: Sea of Galilee
Producer, Director: Sisu Home Entertainment
Audience: adult
Length: 25 min.
Subject: Israel -- Sea of Galilee
Summary: A travelogue of the area around the Sea of Galilee, led by Walter Zanger. The video shows beautiful scenes of Gamla, Gader, and the entire lake region. Areas of importance both to Judaism and Christianity are toured, and the pictures are beautiful. A lovely side tour of an important region of Israel.
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Title: Seal Upon Thy Heart: Marriage
Producer, Director: Halcyon Films
Audience: adult
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Marriage
Summary: A portrait of a young Jewish couple's approaching marriage. This video documents a modern Orthodox wedding, placing special emphasis on the biblical and talmudic sourcs of the wedding ceremony. It also explores the couple's engagement, preparations for marriage and the wedding, as well as their reflections several months after marriage.
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Title: Search for Solid Ground
Producer, Director: Anti-Defamation League
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 33 min.
Subject: Israeli-Palestinian Relations
Summary: In 1987, a broadly-based civil revolt of the Palestinian Arab population of the West Bank and Gaza, known as the Intifada, erupted, and has continued ever since. The intifada has had a major impact on the perceptions of the Mid-East conflict by the West, creating problems for Israel. This video studies the Intifada through Israel's eyes.
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Title: Searching for God in America
Producer, Director: Kushner, Rabbi Harold
Audience: adult
Length: 30 min.
Subject: God
Summary: Rabbi Harold Kushner started to re-think the entire relationship between individuals and God when his son was diagnosed with a fatal genetic disorder. He chronicles his test of faith, and seeks to help others going through similar losses. This was part of a PBS series which probed the beliefs and the passions of the most respected and provocative religious leaders in the United States.
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Title: Season of Our Joy
Producer, Director: Brd. of Jew. Ed. of N. Y.
Audience: elem. - adult
Length: 19 min.
Subject: Sukkot
Summary: This video depicts a family explaining the symbols and signficance of Sukkot to a Soviet immigrant. It shows the Biblical roots of the holiday, and links the Biblical exodus from Egypt to freedom for Soviet Jews.
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Title: Secret in Bubbe's Attic
Producer, Director: Sureva Productions
Audience: children
Length: 50 min.
Subject: Holidays -- Juvenile
Summary: In a series of vignettes and songs, the background and ritual of several holidays are portrayed: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simhat Torah, and Hanukkah. A group of children discover a magical figure in an attic, and he leads them through the holidays by telling them of stories from their family and heritage.
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Title: Secret Meanings of the Hebrew Script
Producer, Director: Doko
Audience: adult
Subject: Hebrew
Summary: This video unlocks the history of Hebrew, exploring pyramids and stone tablets to trace its actual derivation among the ancient inhabitants of the Holy Land. It captures the source and mystery of the Hebrew script for all to understand.
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Title: Secret Space, A.
Producer, Director: Hodes, Roberta O
Audience: teen - adult
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Bar Mitzvah -- Fiction
Summary: A young boy goes through a crisis of faith in the mid-60's as his liberal family rejects all the "trappings" of organized religion. He is nearing Bar Mitzvah age, and he discovers a group of Jews who practice their religion with enthusiasm and joy. His parents react negatively, but he finds support from his new friends.
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Title: Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Producer, Director: WGBH Television
Audience: adult
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Dead Sea Scrolls
Summary: Made for the Nova series on public television, this excellent video looks at the story of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the laborious process of compiling them, and ultimately, releasing them to the public. Color. Produced in 1991.
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Title: Selichot Sept. 27, 1986
Producer, Director: N.S.S. Beth El
Audience: all
Length: 60 min.
Subject: High Holidays
Summary: Selichot services at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El.
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Title: Sentenced to Marriage
Producer, Director: Zuria, Anat
Audience: adult
Length: 65 min.
Subject: Judaism -- Divorce
Summary: The process of divorce for Jewish women in Israel is carefully documented in this video. Since divorce is determined by religious laws, and control is in the hands of the husband, wives must often spend years fighting for their freedom. In Hebrew, with English subtitles.
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Title: Sepharad: the music of the Jews from Spain
Producer, Director: Tlalim, Asher
Audience: adult
Length: 27 min.
Subject: Music -- Sephardim
Summary: Over 500 years have passed since the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. Despite having been scattered all over the globe, Sephardic Jews have managed to preserve their rich musical heritage. This unusual video enables the viewer to hear and learn about the rich tradition and beautiful music of Ladino love songs, lullabies, songs of mourning, wedding tunes, and melodies from the synagogue. Beautifully done.
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Title: Sesame Street Visits the Firehouse
Producer, Director: Children's Television Workshop
Audience: children
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Fire Stations
Summary: When Oscar's trash can barbecue gets a little too smoky, the Sesame Street friends get a visit from their local firefighters, who invite them back to the firehouse for a tour. Learn about how a fire station works, and what firefighters do. Also demonstrates the importance of smoke detectors, and shows safety tips. Very informative.
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Title: Sesame Street Visits the Hospital
Producer, Director: Children's Television Workshop
Audience: children
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Hospitals
Summary: When Big Bird wakes up feeling sick, Maria takes him to the hospital for a check-up. He is given a blood test, an x-ray, his blood pressure is taken, and he needs an I.V. With everyone's help, he discovers that being in the hospital isn't so scary after all, and he returns, healthy, to Sesame Street.
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Title: Seven Keys to Jewish Life
Producer, Director: Doko
Audience: all
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Customs and Ceremonies
Summary: This video covers the origin and significance of the following aspects of Judaism: the Sabbath, What is Kosher, Hanukkah, the Shofar, the Mezuzah, Tefillin, and Tzeddakah. In it we visit a scribe, a leatherworker, and a family celebrating Shabbat and Hanukkah. Whenever prayers are recited, the text appears in transliteration and English.
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Title: Shabbat Morning Torah Service
Producer, Director: Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs
Audience: all
Length: 20 min.
Subject: Torah service
Summary: A guide designed for those who may feel uncomfortable in the synagogue because they are not familiar with ritual practice and behavior. Excellently and clearly portrayed, the video shows how the Torah is removed from the Ark, the blessings before and after the Torah reading, and how the Torah is bound, and returned to the Ark. Highly recommended.
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Title: Shaheed: The Making of a Suicide Bomber
Producer, Director: Setton, Dan
Audience: adult
Length: 52 min.
Subject: Israel -- Terrorism
Summary: Shaheed probes the minds of suicide bombers who spear-head the psychological war of terror in the Middle East. The film examines the reasons why young men justify sacrificing their lives to become human bombs. The quest to become a "Shaheed", or in English, "holy martyr", is analyzed in rare, intimate interviews with these men.
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Title: Shalom Israel
Producer, Director: I H Productions
Audience: all
Length: 60 min.
Subject: Israel -- Travelogue
Summary: This is a video tour of the great sites of Israel, accompanied by songs such as Jerusalem of Gold, Hava Nagila, and Lu Yehi.
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Title: Shalom Sesame: Rehov Sumsum Vol. 1 The Land of Israel
Producer, Director: Children's Television Workshop
Audience: children
Length: 30 min.
Subject: Israel -- Juvenile
Summary: In this delightful introduction to the Sesame Street series, actress Bonnie Franklin and violinist Itzhak Perlman welcome us to Rehov Sumsum (the Israeli Sesame Street). Included are Hebrew songs, a dialogue between Bert and Ernie (in Hebrew and English) Hebrew letters and numbers are introduced and we are taken on a tour of Israel, beginning in Metulla.
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