The film's emphasis is on the pitiful conditions for Jewish refugees in Europe after the war, as antisemitism was still rife and poverty was common. It also shows how emigration to the British Mandate of Palestine became a goal for many, but that British immigration rules often resulted in them being detained in camps in Cyprus. The eventual formation of the State of Israel is then shown, with emphasis on the debates in the White House between Palestinian Jews, President Harry S. Truman, and the United Nations.
long, home, 1997, film, long, home, 1997, american, documentary, film, directed, mark, jonathan, harris, depicts, plight, jewish, refugees, after, world, that, contributed, creation, state, israel, long, homedirected, bymark, jonathan, harrisproduced, byrichar. The Long Way Home is a 1997 American documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris It depicts the plight of Jewish refugees after World War II that contributed to the creation of the State of Israel The Long Way HomeDirected byMark Jonathan HarrisProduced byRichard TrankRabbi Marvin HierNarrated byMorgan FreemanCinematographyDon LenzerEdited byKate AmendMusic byLee HoldridgeProductioncompanyMoriah FilmsDistributed bySeventh Art ReleasingRelease dateSeptember 19 1997 1997 09 19 Running time120 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe film s emphasis is on the pitiful conditions for Jewish refugees in Europe after the war as antisemitism was still rife and poverty was common It also shows how emigration to the British Mandate of Palestine became a goal for many but that British immigration rules often resulted in them being detained in camps in Cyprus The eventual formation of the State of Israel is then shown with emphasis on the debates in the White House between Palestinian Jews President Harry S Truman and the United Nations The Long Way Home is narrated by Morgan Freeman and features the voices of Edward Asner Sean Astin Martin Landau Miriam Margolyes David Paymer Nina Siemaszko Helen Slater and Michael York 1 The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1998 2 See also EditList of Holocaust filmsReferences Edit Rosenberg Jennifer A Long Way Home history Holocaust history1900s about com Retrieved May 15 2011 NY Times The Long Way Home Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Baseline amp All Movie Guide 2011 Archived from the original on May 21 2011 Retrieved November 21 2008 External links EditThe Long Way Home at Moriah Films The Long Way Home at IMDb The Long Way Home at AllMovie The Long Way Home at Rotten Tomatoes This article about a historical documentary film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to Jewish history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Long Way Home 1997 film amp oldid 1114314618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
