Streaming 1948

By  Laurie Baron                                                                                                                                                                                                        SAN DIEGO

1948: Creation and Catastrophe:  Documentary on how the creation of Israel displaced Palestinians. Tubi

Above and Beyond: Documentary about Jewish American pilots who flew planes for Israel in 1948. Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu, Tube, YouTube

Al Nakba: Four part documentary series on 1948 from the Palestinian perspective.   (other 3 episodes are on YouTube)

Ben-Gurion: Epilogue: Interviews of Ben-Gurion.

The Birth of Israel: BBC documentary about 1948.

Cast a Giant Shadow: American Mickey Marcus trains an IDF unit. Amazon, iTunes.

Dawn: Adaptation of Eli Wiesel’s novel about Holocaust survivor’s moral dilemma about executing a British soldier taken hostage by the Irgun. Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, YouTube.

Exodus: Hollywood epic about Holocaust survivors entering Palestine and fighting in the War of Independence. Vudu.

Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer: An American Jew, a son of Holocaust survivors, a Mizrahi sabra, and an Irishman fight in 1948 war.

Israel: Birth of a Nation: Sir Martin Gilbert narrates this documentary about 1948.

Kedma: Amos Gitai film about Holocaust survivors fighting in the 1948 war.  Kanopy.

The Little Traitor: British officer befriends a Jewish boy during the War of Independence.  Amazon, Tubi, YouTube.

The Long Way Home: Oscar winning documentary about the end of World War Two and the events leading to the establishment of Israel. iTunes, Vudu.

Pillar of Fire: Seven part documentary series of British Mandate and War of Independence.   (other six episodes on YouTube)

Sword in the Desert: First American film about the War of Independence.                    

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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of European History at San Diego State University; a humor columnist (in his own name and in that of his dog Elona), and is an authority on Jewish-themed movies, particularly those dealing with the Holocaust.  To see an archive of his stories, please click on his byline at the top of this page.  He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com