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Catalog  New Release Two Legacies |
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Two Legacies
Israel 2009 | Doc, 60 min, | Video
Director:
Einat Kapakh
Script: Einat Kapakh
Producers: Moshe Alafi
Sponsors: Avi-Chai Foundation, The Second Authority for Radio & Television, The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & TV
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| Synopsis |
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One Grandfather, Two Legacies, Countless Questions
Yosef and Bracha married when they were 12 in Sana`a, Yemen and lived together for close to 70 years. Yosef became absorbed in his books, while Bracha took care of the needy.
Before he dies, Rabbi Yosef Kapach hands his granddaughter Einat, director of the film, a bundle of pages which uncover a secret he has kept close to his heart his entire life- the secret of the theological war that split the Yemnite Jewish community.
The documents tell of his persecution as a young orphan by the Jews of Yemen, a persecution that continues until the day he dies in Israel.
Having read these words, Einat sets out on a journey to understand why he chose her to pass on the legacy and how he managed to turn his life around from such a lonely point to a world-famous Jewish philosopher.
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Awards and Festivals |
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Festivals:
13th Annual NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival
Jewish Eye Ashkelon Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Special Screening:
Hampton Synagogue |
More Credits |
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| Script: Einat Kapakh |
| Production Company: Alafim Productions |
| Co-Production Company: Einat Kapakh |
| Camera: Avigail Sperber, Moshe Churi |
| Original Music: Karni Eldad
(Special singer; Yasmin Levi) |
| Original Language: Hebrew, Yemenite |
| Subtitles: English |
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"I went to see "Two Legacies" and after the screening I came out amazed, astonished, enthralled and enchanted…a fascinating and inviting story, characters that stay with you long after the lights came back on. There was jealousy, intrigue and dark secrets but also love, old-fashioned love, true and brave, love that conquers all."
- Eliadah ben Shaul, Jerusalem newspaper. |
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