I've been meaning to post about a set of DVD's I purchased last year,
called "Israel Up Close."
So far there are 20 videos in the set; more are released
gradually. Each video is about 15 minutes long and each consists of
three short (less than 5 minutes) features about aspect of Israeli
life, nearly all are completely unrelated to conflict. They are
news-type features and are seen on TV in Europe; they focus on things
like sports, arts, archaeological finds, medical
breakthroughs, immigrant groups, and Arab-Jewish cooperation.
They sell for only $2.50 each, and you order them from the
website israelupclose.org
I found that the segments vary a lot in interest - some of my
favorites covered: baseball coming to Israel, Sudanese refugees
seeking asylum in Israel, Arab and Jewish children together learning
martial arts in Jerusalem, Israeli doctors performing life-saving
heart surgery on children from third world countries, and the
now-famous 2,000 year-old date tree.
You can learn more from the website. I have no connection with
Israel Up Close. I am just happy to find this information available
that shows the vibrancy of Israeli culture, as well as its
contributions to humanity.
Andrea
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