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A Hebrew Lesson

David Ofek 2006

Students from all corners of the world and all walks of life meet in a Hebrew language Ulpan, where their personal stories merge with the complexities of life in Israel. The immense effort of learning a new language is revealed through their encounter with a strange culture and an unfamiliar environment. Israeli society appears at times funny, at times sad and at times inexplicable. Beyond the surface differences, the shared experiences of human longing and love triumph.

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Running Time:	123 min.
Subject(s):	Education, Family, Humor, Middle Eastern Studies, Society
Language(s):	Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish
Subtitles:	English
Director(s):	David Ofek
Producer(s):	Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky
Cinematographer:	Ron Rotem
Editor(s):	Sari Ezouz
Production Company:	Eden Productions

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Variety Review, 2007

Engrossing documentary "A Hebrew Lesson" brings a fresh take on how non-natives cope with life in a new culture.

Jay Weissberg
Y-Net Review, 2006

This movie oozes love and compassion. Every second of its 123 minutes is a celebration of pure humanity… the characters in the movie - the teacher, students, workers, and policemen – share a type of all-embracing human brotherhood. They are all entitled to compassion, and they all emanate compassion... It is not an artistic, sophisticated, prettified representation - but an analysis of humanity itself. Is there anything better to say about a documentary film?

Jon Feder
IndieWIRE Review, 2006

David Ofek's "A Hebrew Lesson," a delightful if thought-provoking look at the problems of several immigrant students in an oulpan, or intensive Hebrew class, traditionally a means of adapting newcomers to the values of the Jewish state.

Howard Feinstein

Festival Participation

The Jerusalem International Film Festival - 2006
Best Documentary Director Award, The Wolgin Award
The International Film Festival Rotterdam - 2007
Official Selection - 30th Göteborg International Film Festival - 2007
Official Selection – 22nd Israel film festival - 2007
Official Selection - 7th Israeli film festival in Paris - 2007
In Competition – The Bermuda International Film Festival - 2007
In Competition - Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - 2007
In Competition – The Chicago International Documentary Film Festival - 2007
Official Selection – The Toronto Jewish Film Festival - 2007
Official Selection – The Stockholm Jewish Film Festival - 2007
Official Selection – 4th International Film Festival ‘Jewish Motifs’ in Warsaw - 2007
Official Selection – 56th Melbourne International Film Festival - 2007
Official Selection – 15th Filmfest Hamburg - 2007
Best Documentary Series Award - The Israeli Documentary Filmmakers´ Forum Competition - 2007
In Competition- The Pärnu International Film Festival - 2007

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More Festival Screenings
- Official Selection – the UK Jewish Film Festival 2007
- Jury Award – Slow Film Festival, 2007
- Official Selection– Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, 2008
- Official Selection– Stamford Jewish Film Festival, 2007
- Official Selection– Amsterdam Jewish film festival, 2007
- Official Selection – The Boston Jewish Film Festival, 2007
- Official Selection – Hartford Jewish Film Festival, 2008
- Opening Film– NY Premier at the New York Jewish Film Festival, presented by The Jewish Museum and The Film Society of Lincoln Center, 2008
- In Competition– The Palm Beach International Film Festival, 2008
- Official Selection – Madison University-Wisconsin, 2008
- Official Selection – The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, 2008
- Official Selection – Washington Jewish Film Festival, 2008
- Official Selection– Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, 2008
- Official Selection – JCC Manhattan, 2008
- Official Selection – Long Island JCC, 2008
- Official Selection – Sarasota Film Festival, 2008
- Official Selection – the 16th Portland Jewish Film Festival, 2008

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