POWAY, California (Press Release) — As part of its Love of Israel series, Temple Adat Shalom presents 1913: Seeds of Conflict, a documentary directed by award-winning filmmaker Ben Loeterman, who will be joining us via Skype for a live discussion following the screening.
Breaking new ground and laying bare old myths, the film explores the little-known history of Palestine during the latter part of the Ottoman Empire, a time of relative harmony between Arabs and Jews. How did this land of milk and honey, so diverse and rich in culture, become the site of today’s bitter and seemingly intractable struggle? Was there a turning point when things could have been different?
Weaving the raveled threads of Arab and Jewish narratives back together, 1913: Seeds of Conflict provides new and fascinating insights into events that took place in Palestine which presaged a century of unrest. The film examines the divergent social forces growing in Palestine before World War I that fueled the rise of Jewish and Arab nationalism. Combining the perspectives of Arab, Israeli and American scholars, the film includes information previously unavailable from the Turkish Ottoman archives and largely untouched by historians.
Shot on location in Israel and the West Bank, dramatized scenes bring many key figures of the era to life, with dialogue in five languages taken directly from the historical record — personal letters, government documents, and newspaper accounts. 1913: Seeds of Conflict offers a fresh look at the complex circumstances that transformed this once relatively peaceful outpost of the Ottoman Empire into a land perpetually torn by violence. The film screening and discussion, which are free and open to the public, will take place on Sunday October 30 at 2p.m. at Temple Adat Shalom, 15905 Pomerado Rd., Poway 92064. For more information call 858.451.1200.
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