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Does the average congregant understand that I'm teaching them to become Zionist?
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Does the average congregant understandthat I'm teaching them to become Zionist?

Does the average congregant understand
that I'm teaching them to become Zionist?

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Does the average congregant understand that I'm teaching them to become Zionist?
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:08:11
Uploaded
Apr 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tikkun Olam Productions

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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.
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 ...
The Jewish summer camps would always bring a big contingency of Israelis - Israelism 00:12
The Jewish summer camps would always bring a big contingency...
So, when I was in high school I went on this Jewish youth trip to Israel and - Israelism 00:21
So, when I was in high school I went on this Jewish youth tr...
At summer camp, in the middle of the night, they would wake us up and take us out. - Israelism 00:07
At summer camp, in the middle of the night, they would wake ...
Sometimes that was to pull pranks, and other times I remember doing military games, using the command "pazatza", - Israelism 00:27
Sometimes that was to pull pranks, and other times I remembe...
On youth programs that I participated in in Israel, you could spend a whole week on an Israeli army base, - Israelism 00:19
On youth programs that I participated in in Israel, you coul...
It's not just regular military games, it's specifically using Israeli military commands, often with Israeli counselors giving them. - Israelism 00:08
It's not just regular military games, it's...
When you're a young kid that really drills it into you that this is something important - Israelism 00:10
When you're a young kid that really drills it into you ...
We often talked about the ways that you could be a good supporter of the Jewish people. One was to join the army. - Israelism 00:08
We often talked about the ways that you could be a good supp...
And the other was to go become an Israel advocate - Israelism 00:05
And the other was to go become an Israel advocate
They were even clubs within school to work on advocating for Israel. - Israelism 00:07
They were even clubs within school to work on advocating for...