| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 102 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Boaz Dvir. |
| Performer |
Narrated by William Baldwin |
| Summary |
Narrated by William Baldwin, the untold true story of WWII aviators who carried out a secret, illegal operation in 1948 to prevent a second Holocaust. Lead by former flight engineer Al Schwimmer, who eluded the FBI, discover firsthand accounts of how they risked their lives and citizenships by creating factitious airlines, their strategic heart-pounding actions and daring escapes from smuggling Nazi surplus weapons into the Jewish state. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Schimmer, Al, 1917-2011.
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Lewis, Sam, 1912-1995.
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Arab-Israeli conflict -- History.
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Israel-Arab War, 1948-1949 -- Personal narratives.
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Israel -- History -- 1948-1967.
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Palestine -- History -- 1917-1948.
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Israel -- History -- 20th century.
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Air pilots -- Israel.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Dvir, Boaz, film producer, screenwriter, film director.
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Whitney, Steve, film producer.
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Lowenstein, Ralph Lynn, 1930- consultant.
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Baldwin, William, 1963- narrator.
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Lenart, Lou, contributor.
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Livingston, Harold, contributor.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12041653 |
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