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Finally, after 500 years, a comprehensive and unique work on the tragedy of the Sephardic Jews. A spectacular journey through Spain is guided by Yitzhak Navon, fifth president of the State of Israel, and former Minister of Education. Navon and the IBA team take you deep into the heart of Spain - to places such as Toledo, and Cordova - to visit historical sites and recent discoveries that tell the story of the Jews in Spain, Portugal and Majorca.
Accompanying this moving journey is the authentic, traditional Jewish-Sephardic 'Ladino' music. The 8 hour series, originally made for television and recently redone in English and moved onto DVD is conveniently divided into 8 separate 1-hour programs!!
This captivating documentary, produced by the Israeli TV Broadcasting Authority (IBA), is a must for every home!
Contents:
THE SPANISH CONNECTION
A historical journey through Spain. Yitzhak Navon, fifth President of the State of Israel and scion of Spanish Jewish exiles, strays from the beaten path and reveals some amazing discoveries in places not found on tourist maps.
THE GOLDEN AGE
How the Jews of Spain emerged from their anonymity and developed the world's foremost Jewish spiritual center of The Middle Ages.
THE BALANCE OF TERROR
The rise and fall of the Jews in Christian Spain.
THE MARRANOS AND THE INQUISITION
The Inquisition's reign of terror: denunciation, torture and autos da fe.
1492
Navon glimpses behind the scenes of the year 1492, tracing the footsteps of Don Avraham Seneor, the Royal Rabbi, most famous of all Jewish apostates of 1492. He uncovers the role of the Marranos in the discovery of America and tackles the question that concerns so many Spaniards. Was Columbus a Jew?
THE CRYPTO-JEWS OF PORTUGAL (A)
The Marranos of Portugal resisted the Inquisition with far more vigor and persistence than their Spanish counterparts. In fact, since the sixteenth century, nearly all outstanding personalities among the Marranos were of Portuguese origin.
THE CRYPTO-JEWS OF PORTUGAL
(B)
Two hundred and fifty years after the conversion of the Jews of Portugal, the Inquisition continues to imprison, torture and burn their descendents at the stake.
THE ETERNAL JEW OF MAJORCA
The Chuetas, the Marranos of Majorca, are not crypto-Jews; their forefathers abandoned Judaism three hundred years ago. Although they consider themselves to be solid, loyal Christians, they are still called Jews -- and hated as Jews -- by their neighbors.
Astounding Emanuel Bar-Kadma, Yediot Aharonot
Captivating. It touches and moves you Arnon Lapid, Davar
An enchanted tapestry of visions Tal Bashan, Maariv
A perfect and sensitive balance of camera and script, landscapes, atmosphere and historical data. Hedda Bashes, Haaretz
Total enjoyment. Tali Lipkin-Shahak, Davar
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