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I Had a Dream

Producer

על כנפי יונה

מפיק

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Year

1999

Duration

52

Genre

Documentary

Production details

Production country: Israel
Filming Location: Israel
Image: Color
Languages: Hebrew, Amharic with English / Hebrew subtitles
Available Formats: DVD

Credits

Director: Tezeta Germay
Producer: Micha Shagrir
Production Company: Tapuz Communications Ltd.
Supported by: World Zionist Federation, Rashi Foundation, Gesher Foundation, Rich Foundation
Script: Tezeta Germay, Micha Shagrir
Cinematography: Meni Elias
Editing: Rona Even, Eli Hamo
Sound: Rami Yatzkan

As a young boy, born into a closed and isolated community in Ethiopia, far from the centers of the Jewish world, Yona Bugale was brought to Europe, where he discovered his common heritage with the Jewish people. Yona Bugale himself did not live to see the realization of his dream and life’s work, yet he worked ceaselessly as a teacher and community leader, promoting connections with the State of Israel and with Jewish organizations, in order to prevent the possible destruction of Ethiopian Jewry. Based on rare archival material, the film’s aim is to expose and preserve not only an extraordinary life story, but also, to give expression to the complexity of the Ethiopian aliyah and of their absorption in Israel.

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