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Yehuda

Directed by Beverly Shaffer
Canada, 1994 (documentary / children's, 26 minutes, colour, English / Hebrew)
Also known as "Children of Jerusalem - Yehuda"
Yehuda
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"Ten-year-old Yehuda is a radiant example of the Hassidic belief in the joy and celebration of prayer. With a head for stories and a heart for sharing them, he and his younger brother pore over old photographs of Jewish people in Poland. Living with his parents and ten brothers and sisters in West Jerusalem, old traditions and customs have been maintained as they prepare to celebrate the Sukkot festival. Yehuda visits a Jewish market and learns to select the right palm leaves to decorate the Sukkah hut. Yehuda is filled with pride as he describes the festival, his prayers, and his family."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Beverly Shaffer, Don Haig
Film Editing: Rita Roy
Music: Stephen Glass
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada
(sources)

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