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Israelism

And I think every single thingthat I experienced along my life has melded into that. Like...

And I think every single thing
that I experienced along my life has melded into that. Like there was
never, you know, a divide for me

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And I think every single thing that I experienced along my life
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has melded into that. Like there was never, you know, a divide for me.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:21
Uploaded
Apr 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tikkun Olam Productions

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Movie Summary

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
I grew up in a conservative Jewish households in Atlanta Georgia. - Israelism 00:05
I grew up in a conservative Jewish households in Atlanta Geo...
Israel was a central part of everything we did in school. - Israelism 00:06
Israel was a central part of everything we did in school.
My elementary and middle school as well as my high school both had organized trips to Israel, - Israelism 00:11
My elementary and middle school as well as my high school bo...
We wanna go, we wanna go! - Israelism 00:10
We wanna go, we wanna go!
When I've visited Israel the the first time, when I was eight years old, - Israelism 00:13
When I've visited Israel the the first time, when I was...
Every one of our kids should be going over, - Israelism 00:10
Every one of our kids should be going over,
Every time I send somebody over at Israel, they come back - Israelism 00:11
Every time I send somebody over at Israel, they come back
When I was a teenager and I went to Israel, - Israelism 00:16
When I was a teenager and I went to Israel,
We're planting seeds that eventually a-- are gonna blossom. - Israelism 00:07
We're planting seeds that eventually a-- are gonna blos...
Does the average congregant understand that I'm teaching them to become Zionist? - Israelism 00:05
Does the average congregant understand that I'm teachin...
Probably not, but it is part of my madness, so to speak. - Israelism 00:06
Probably not, but it is part of my madness, so to speak.
For thousands of years, we were persecuted and Israel is the place that you can go to be safe. - Israelism 00:08
For thousands of years, we were persecuted and Israel is the...
His immediate family were some of the only ones who escaped the Holocaust. - Israelism 00:06
His immediate family were some of the only ones who escaped ...
Many American Jews, if not most people I know, have family or friends that live in Israel. - Israelism 00:06
Many American Jews, if not most people I know, have family o...
Israel is the insurance policy. It's still-- today a Jew doesn't have to worry - Israelism 00:09
Israel is the insurance policy. It's still-- today a Je...
Even here, no holocaust survivor will say to you, "It could never happen again." - Israelism 00:17
Even here, no holocaust survivor will say to you, "It c...
Who knows why I survived and a million and a half Jewish children perished? - Israelism 00:08
Who knows why I survived and a million and a half Jewish chi...
And so, Israel became very, very significant in my life even though six thousand miles away - Israelism 00:12
And so, Israel became very, very significant in my life even...
You know, as we sit now, my granddaughter is there for two weeks and they're in high-school. - Israelism 00:08
You know, as we sit now, my granddaughter is there for two w...
I did have many friends in Israel growing up and every time I would visit Israel, I felt closer and closer. - Israelism 00:10
I did have many friends in Israel growing up and every time ...