The Romanian film "Aliyah Dada", director: Oana Giurgiu, can now be found in DVD format with Hebrew subtitles at the "Third Ear" stores across Israel.
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| 03-6215201 or online http://www.third-ear.com/Title/66715/Aliyah+Dada |
Aliyah DaDa presents an in-depth historical document on the immigration of Romanian Jews to Israel, starting in 1882 Ottoman Palestine, through WWII and the communists' secret dealings, until today's cultural renaissance, represented by some 400,000 Israelis of Romanian descent. Archival materials are enhanced by the Dadaist aesthetics of artists Tristan Tzara and Marcel Janco.
Following 130 years of the emigration of Romanian Jews towards the Holy Land, both history of East Europe and Israel will be revealed, in a light, colourful film depicting history in human stories and collages, as a tribute to Tristan Tzara - born in the same town from where first Jews emigrated to Palestine in 1882.
In Israel, the population from Romania became the country's fourth largest group, but they always stayed in the shadow, sometimes hiding their origins, even though important personalities emerged from that community, even though they have brought important elements to their new country; the Israeli anthem and national dance "hora" are both inspired by the Romanian folklore, to mention just that.
Today, a return to democracy in Romania has attracted many Israeli investors, almost the same number as the former Jewish community that is slowly vanishing. In Israel, a museum of Romanian Jewry will be built, in the first settlement made by them in Rosh Pina. But will their memory be carried on by the new generations?
Official website of the film: http://aliyahdada.com/