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Eye Witness No. 86: Bar Mitzvah
195715 minFilm: Documentary, News Magazine (1940-1965)
Direction: Alvin Goldman
Production: Peter JonesNicholas Balla
Script: Alvin Goldman
A careful portrayal of the ceremonies in which a Jewish youth confirms his faith. An honoured estate, Bar Mitzvah--the coming of age--follows several years of study of the Hebrew language, scriptures and customs. Through the film we realize the seriousness with which boys prepare for the ritual that ushers them into the full obligations and privileges of their faith.
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Subject categories
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Customs and TraditionsJewish Community
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > JudaismMulticulturalism
Credits
- director
- Alvin Goldman
- script
- Alvin Goldman
- producer
- Peter Jones
- executive producer
- Nicholas Balla
- photography
- Grant Crabtree
- sound
- Clarke Daprato
- editing
- Marion Meadows
- narrator
- John Drainie
- music
- Louis Applebaum