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the power of belief and the vigor of the spirit TWO NEW DOCUMENTARIES FROM RUTH DISKIN FILMS ILLUMINATE THE RICH DIVERSITY OF JEWISH HISTORY Dear Librarian/Professor, The discovery of authentic Jewish communities is at the center of these two documentaries. ABOUT SUGARCANE AND HOMECOMING and THE FIRE WITHIN both explore areas in South America where Jews settled centuries ago, escaping persecution and seeking a new life. Many of these people secretly lived as Jews while others were not aware of their heritage, but maintained customs that link them to their Jewish past. In Iquitos, Peru and in cities around Northern Brazil we meet remarkable individuals and families who are acutely aware of their unique practices and their singular link to a rich past. ABOUT SUGARCANE AND HOMECOMING (54 min. 2008) allows us a peek at a group of individuals who all hold the conviction that they are descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism after the expulsion from Spain in 1492. In Portugal the Jews were forced to convert to Catholicism in 1497. They were called "New Christians". Many of these "New Christians" found refugee in Brazil far from the inquisition and started the sugar trade. Some of them continued to practice the Jewish faith in secret. They were pejoratively called "Marranos" (pigs). For further information, please check: http://www.ruthfilms.com/html/j/fs_about_sugarcane_j.html THE FIRE WITHIN (60 min, 2008) is the story of the unique Jewish community of Iquitos, Peru. In the late 19th century, following the great rubber boom, Jewish men from Morocco settled in the isolated town of Iquitos. There, they married indigenous women, raised families, and maintained Jewish names. Their original Jewish traditions became mixed with indigenous Amazonian life creating an authentic and practically unknown Jewish tradition. For further information, please check: http://www.ruthfilms.com/html/j/fs_the_fire_within_j.html Both films have already been purchased by Harvard University and Maryland University. We are pleased to offer you both titles at a special price of $115 per episodes for school and public libraries and $300 for university libraries. The prices do not include shipping and handling. If you purchase both titles a 5% discount applies. To order copies please contact us at r...@ruthfilms.com With best regards, Ruth Ruth Diskin Films Ltd. Tel: 972-2-6724256; Fax: 972-2-6724210 E-mail: r...@ruthfilms.com Don't forget to check our online catalogue: www.ruthfilms.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
