Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive

We've recently digitized two films made by the World Zionist Organization - ההסתדרות הציונית העולמית in the 1970s to inspire immigration to Israel, specifically to the Golan and Kiryat Shmona. Below are two pictures from shortly after the Six day war in Ramat Magshimim, home of Yeshivat Hagolan. Does anyone recognize them? The films will be available for viewing shortly.

Yesterday the Israeli Government held a national day for the aliyah of Yemenite Jews to the Land of Israel. You can see this aliyah in Flight to Freedom.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - Flight to Freedom Name: Flight to FreedomYear: 1949Duration: 00:14:35Language: EnglishAbstract: Yemenite Jews are transported to Israel from Aden in "Operation Magic Carp...

Today 17th of Kislev is the national day of appreciation for the wounded of Israel's wars. This film (in Hebrew) from after the Yom Kippur War talks about the wounded and their rehabilitation.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - A Time Between Name: A Time BetweenYear: 1974Duration: 00:26:15Language: HebrewAbstract: Israel's population rallies in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War. The Spielb...

November 29th the day the UN voted on the Partition Plan to create a Jewish State and an Arab state .

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - Day of Decision Name: Day of DecisionYear: 1947Duration: 00:14:07Language: EnglishAbstract: Documentary about the 1947 UN vote on the partition of Palestine.The Spielbe...

Charles Berlin also has copies of many films from the Spielberg Archive... what do you think of his work?

At a secret Harvard site, a massive archive of Israeliana is kept – in case Israel falls The Entirety of Israeli Culture Is Stored and Catalogued in Vast Halls at Harvard University

Today we remember the late Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - Premier Journey Name: Premier JourneyYear: 1994Duration: 00:04:00Language: EnglishAbstract: Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin visits Russia to assess the situation of Jews ...

Today at the World Union of Jewish Studies congress we will be showing a film commemorating 40 years to Operation Moses which brought around 8000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Room (45)205 from13:45.

Are you coming to the Congress of the World Union of Jewish Studies? We will be showing films "on the big screen." The films are during the lunch break from 13:45 and tomorrow will be celebrating 100 years to the film Banim Bonim (1925). See Ya'akov Ben Dov's film including Rachel's Tomb, Kibbutz Degania and other sites.

Bring your lunch, and enjoy the air conditioning. Room (45)205.

Welcome to our new director Dr. Martina Weisz.

376: Spielberg Film Archive Archival Spaces 376: Martina Weisz Named Director, Steven Spielberg Film Archive Uploaded 27 June 2025 I first made contact in 1982 with the Steven Spielberg Film Archive in Jerusalem, when I was r…

Yesterday composer Shaike Paikov passed away. This might not be one of his most well known songs, but it is a personal favorite.

The Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - Come Home to Your Country Name: Come Home to Your CountryYear: 1991Duration: 00:08:00Language: EnglishAbstract: The song "Come Home To Your Country" is sung to scenes of new immi...

Weddings on Lag B'Omer

ארכיון שפילברג ומשרד התרבות והספורט. שירות הסרטים הישראלי ירחון מס' 30 ירחון חדשות לעולים מס' 30יולי 1959 11:59 דקותאנגליתכולל: כנס בני ברית, ל"ג בעומר, מוזאון הארץ, סחנהIsrael Newsmagazine no.30July 1959 11:59 min.English Mon...