Fritz Bauer Institut · Cinematography of the Holocaust


Tuft of Grass. D: Dunner [US / IL, 1951]

ID

FBW000173      Docudrama

Country / Year

USA / Israel, 1951

Original Title

A Tuft of Grass

Other Title(s)

A Bindel Gras

Directed by

Lasar Dunner

Produced by

Educational Documentary Films, New York, NY; for Pioneer Women. The Women's Labor Zionist Organization of America, Inc., New York, NY / Moatzot Hapoalot (=Working Women's Council), Tel Aviv

Staff

Producer: Paul Victor Falkenberg; Camera: Lasar Dunner; Editing: Alice Falkenberg; Narration: Nancy Kelly (engl. Version), Hannah Spectar-Gorin (jidd. Version)

Appearance

Rachel Nadav

Length

225,3 m / 20'32''

Format

16mm/farbe/1:1,37

Remarks

1. In zwei (engl./jidd.) Versionen produziert.

Abstract

Integration and education of immigrants from Iraq, Iran, Morocco and Yemen into life and culture of Israel. Child care centers, homes and agricultural schools by Moatzot Hapoalot (=Working Women's Council), presented by the Pioneer Women of the Women's Labor Zionist Organization of America. Rachel, a fear-ridden refugee becomes a pioneer, realizing her dream in a modern village.

Subject Terms

1940-1949; 1950-1959; Immigration; Exile films; Iraq; Iran; Israel; Yemen; Yiddish cinema; Morocco; Moatzot Hapoalot

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 225,3 m / 20'32''; 16mm; jidd. Version
- National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA: 216,4 m / 19'44'; 16mm; engl. Version
- National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA; 16mm; jidd. Version

Bibliography

- Thompson, Howard: "Newcomers to the 16 mm. Film Field", in: The New York Times, 21.12.1952
- Krahn, Frederic A.: Educational Film Guide, Ed. 11, New York, NY: H.W. Wilson Company, 1953
- Schlesinger, Zalman: Audio-Visual Program Aids for Jewish Festivals. New York, NY: American Association for Jewish Education, 1957
- N.N.: , The Jewish Audio-Visual Review New York, NY: National Council on Jewish Audio-Visual Materials; American Association for Jewish Education, 1962
- Koolik, Murry Wolf: A Content Analysis of Educational Films about Israel. (thesis), New York, NY: NYU, 1971
- Fox, Stuart: Jewish Films in the United States. New York, NY: K.G. Hall, 1976
- Loewy, Ronny: "Die Welt neu zusammenfügen. Paul Falkenbergs Filme einer 'Displaced Society'", in: Filmexil (Berlin), Nr. 8, November, 01.11.1996

Contents (detailed)

Shotlist (- ft):
- 018 GV: Israeli countryside
- 033 Transit camp
- 042 Sarah in camp talking to immigrants
- 068 Men in transit camp; Sofer writing
- 076 CU: Old Yemenite couple in camp
- 082 Rachel with young girls
- 098 Yemenite mothers
- 110 Wash day
- 133 Sarah (Pioneer Women social worker) with Rachel outside Rachel’s tent
- 200 Moshe, Rachel’s son, at farm school at Hadera of Moatzot Hapoalot (=Working Women's Council) and Pioneer Women of America
- 224 CU: Plans of agricultural school near Gedera
- 229 Rose growing at Gedera; young people working and studying at school
- 250 Rachel and sister with Sarah in camp
- 265 Rachel and sister in Tel Aviv, wearing Yemenite dress
- 312 Rachel and sister entering Sarah’s office in Moatzot Hapoalot
- 326 Omna plaque, Ext: OMNA Nursing School; Neve Sha’anan; nurses and children
- 340 CUs: Nurses with children
- 352 Nurse entering school; in class
- 384 Children bathing
- 404 Rachel and sister at seaside; in Tel Aviv streets; Israeli women in army uniform
- 469 Rachel and her son in tent in camp
- 485 CU, GV: Camp nursery
- 507 Yemenite women in Hebrew class in traditional dress
- 526 Cooking class
- 549 CUs: Iraqis in traditional dress; Iraqis Disembarking from a plane
- 568 Arriving at transit camp and doing laundry
- 594 Planting flowers in the camp
- 625 Rachel in western dress, looking at old Yemenite dress
- 642 GV: Tents with new buildings in background
- 651 New houses
- 694 END
Acc. to and adapted from Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem

Credits

- 1. PIONEER WOMEN / and / MOATZOT HAPOALOT / present
- 2. A TUFT / OF / GRASS
- 3. A Documentary Film of Israel / with / RACHEL NADAV / as / Rachel
- 4. Narrated by / NANCY KELLY
- 5. Photographed and Directed / by / LASAR DUNNER
- 6. Edited by / ALICE FALKENBERG
- 7. Produced by / PAUL FALKENBERG
Abschrift lt. Kopie: National Center for Jewish Film, Waltham, MA