Jerusalem, take one! : memoirs of a Jewish filmmaker / Alan Rosenthal.

ISBN:

9780585313030

Title:

Author:

Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-

Personal Author:

Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

New Boy at Israel TV -- Only Madmen Go There -- Next Year in Jerusalem -- Eichmann on TV -- Six Days in June -- Selling Zion -- The Wars: Yom Kippur and After -- Of Heroes and Treasures -- The Brink of Peace -- Civilization and the Jews -- Moses, Come Home!

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Personal Subject:

Rosenthal, Alan, 1936-

Subject Term:

Television producers and directors -- Israel -- Biography.

Television broadcasting of news -- Israel.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2000

Publication Information:

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Summary

Jerusalem, Take One! Memoirs of a Jewish Filmmaker is a behind-the-scenes look at the life of documentary filmmaker Alan Rosenthal, the maker of over sixty films including Day of Peace, Out of the Ashes, A Nation Is Born, and On the Brink of Peace. As a witness to so much recent Israeli history through a camera's viewfinder, Rosenthal himself makes as much of an interesting subject as the events he documents.

Author Notes

Alan Rosenthal was born in England, studied law at Oxford, and has made over sixty films for television

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Born in London and educated at Oxford University, Rosenthal (Why Docudrama?: Fact-Fiction on Film and TV) was attending Stanford's MBA program when he discovered film studies, which became his passion. He first traveled to Israel as personal assistant to the television producer who filmed the 1961 trial of recently captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. He then returned as a volunteer during the Six Days War in 1967, was invited to set up the country's first television station in 1968, and eventually moved to Israel. His work includes films about Zionist history, the Yom Kipper War, Project Renewal, and episodes in the acclaimed PBS series Heritage: Civilization and the Jews. This entertaining and moving memoir describes Rosenthal's life experiences, which include coming to terms with the Jewish religion and the State of Israel. While clearly not intended as a textbook history, this book does let the reader assimilate the vivid 52-year history of Israel through the author's experiences. Recommended for public and academic libraries.DBruce Henson, Georgia Tech. Lib., Atlanta (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.