Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Questar, Inc
• VHS Release Date: March 25, 1996
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6304053339
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #664,782 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Insight into the Middle East Conflict, June 13, 2004

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Ashley Trailrunner (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Peace: From the Crusades to the 21st Century [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"In Search of Peace" chronicles the first two decades of Israel's existence, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. The film weaves together historical narrative, anecdotes and dramatic personal stories, drawing on interviews with the leaders who helped make history.

Combining a rich tapestry of rare archival film and photos, "In Search of Peace" not only examines events in Israel, but their influence on other places as well: the Arab refugee camps, the General Assembly of the United Nations, and world capitals such as Moscow, Paris, London, Buenos Aires, and (of course) Washington, D.C.

The film is produced by the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Moriah Films, the same studio that has won two Academy Awards, for "Genocide" (1981) and "The Long Way Home" (1997) -- both of which won the award for "Best Documentary Feature."

I have used this film in my classroom to help my students understand these complicated events. Anyone could enjoy it, however, as it packs a lot into 111 minutes, and voices of actors such as Michael Douglas, Ed Asner, Anne Bancroft, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam Margolyes, and Michael York enliven the film.