Five films from The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Collection

The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive is the world’s largest collection of Jewish documentary film footage, holding over 20,000 titles on film and video. It was founded by the Hebrew University’s Institute of Contemporary Jewry in 1972 and is jointly administered with the World Zionist Organization. The vaults contain material shot in Israel before and after the establishment of the State in 1948, motion picture records of many Jewish communities in the Diaspora, and two special collections relating to the Holocaust.  Subjects that can also  be found include early Zionism and the State of Israel, home movies of both Israeli and diaspora Jewry and private collections of filmmakers including Yaakov Ben Dov, and Baruch Agadati. The entire catalogue is accessible online, as well as over 2000 films. The Spielberg Archive maintains a Documentation Center containing print materials and still photographs relating to Jewish, Israeli, and Yiddish film which is now also accessible online through its catalog.  It is the Archive’s hope that this effort will be of benefit to all users, whether for purposes of study, research, or production.

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Harvest from the Waters

1952

Israels fishing industry provides a vital source of food during the austerity period. This is a sweet film that provides a glimpse into the difficulties and resourcefulness of young Israel.

Road to Beersheva

1955

The film shows the main cities of Israel - Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and finally focuses on Be'er Sheva that is developing even faster than Israel's three main cities

Road to tomorrow

1958

The integration into Israeli life of Polish family - parents and their two children - we learn about the possibilities, challenges, and values ​​of Israel at the beginning of its second decade and by the way we get a glimpse of the landscape of the country in those years.

The highest commandment

1961

Activities of Hebrew University professors and students aim at improving Israel's economy, health services and scientific achievements. There are views of Givat Ram and Rehovot campuses; students and foreign students

Operation Galilee

1969

A development plan initiated by Prime Minister Levi Eshkol aimed at establishing three new settlement blocks in the Galilee