Taking Israel
Black History Month Indiana Premiere of This Award-Winning Documentary Film
Presented by the Unity Project
Thur, Feb 23, 7:00
$10
Class #20697
“JEWS IN ISRAEL AND BLACKS IN AMERICA SLEEP IN THE SAME BED, BUT HAVE DIFFERENT DREAMS” – TAKING ISRAEL - The Fil
From 1988-2002, over 150 African American students from Wilberforce University and other Historically Black Colleges and Universities travelled from the U.S. to Israel to observe the social, political, and economic conditions. In the documentary Taking Israel, some of the former students return to Israel, and recount their experiences of living on Kibbutz Ramat Menashe in northern Israel, teaching English at the Lazarus Community Center in Holon,
Followed by a discussion with the film's producer, director, one of the subjects and Israeli, Gadi Boukai.
Sponsor: Efroymson Family Foundation