Begin: The Leadership Years, directed by Levi Zini, is a fascinating
three-part documentary series, produced for broadcast on Israel TV.
Menachem Begin was elected prime
minister in May 1977 in what was considered a tremendous political upheaval. His days in the prime minister’s office and
his Likud party changed the face of Israel forever. Using a wealth of archival materials and many
interviews, this documentary series provides a fascinating look at Menachem
Begin’s particular brand of moderate politics.
The
first episode deals with his extraordinary vision in making peace with Sadat. This month, we celebrate the 40th
anniversary of that amazing event.
This
episode has already been broadcast on Israel TV. You can see it here on youtube (no English subtitles).
Two
additional episodes will be broadcast on Israel TV on April 3 and April 10.
My
husband was particularly impressed by the two episodes which we saw at the
Jerusalem Cinematheque this week. You
can see his article, published today, about this series and about Menachem
Begin on the Times of Israel website.
I
sit on the joint film fund of the Gesher Multi-cultural Film Fund and the AviChai
Foundation and I am proud to say that we provided some funding towards this important
documentary series.
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