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LYNNE KONSTANTIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
was approached by the
Palestine Housing Rights
Movement to film a docu-
mentary focusing on how
Palestinians are affected by
housing and residency
rights in Jerusalem.
"I grew up very strongly
active in the Zionist cause
... I don't think that 'Zionist'
has any meaning anymore.
Israel exists. It's what that
state looks like that inter-
ests me.
"I have more rights in Is-
rael as an American citizen
who is Jewish than a Pales-
tinian citizen who is born in
Israel does. I find that un-
acceptable."
Rosenbluth asserts that
a lot of his reaction to what's
happening actually stems
from the fact that he is Jew-
These men, plus a wife and 13 children, have lived in a bus since their home was bulldozed.
ish, explaining that his eyes
have been opened through
he film's first sounds are Palestinian homes are demolished the process of unlearning what he
those of a woman's shrieks: per year in the occupied territo- had already learned.
Her home is being invaded, ry of east Jerusalem by Israeli au-
Premiered at the San Francis-
her husband ripped from his thorities.
co Jewish Film Festival, the film
The film then asks, "Will peace also was screened at Berkeley's
family and pounded into cooper-
ation. She tries to weight her body come to the city of peace?" It is a Judah L. Magnes Museum's Jew-
down because she knows that question that filmmaker Marty ish Video Festival, where it won
once she's out the door, she will Rosenbluth, 38, has grappled with the Lindheim Award, which is giv-
have no home to return to. since taking on the making of this en to that program which "best ex-
Nonetheless, she is effortlessly lift- controversial film.
plains the political and social
Born in Brooklyn, Rosenbluth relationship between Jews and
ed from the ground and carried off
earned a bachelor's degree in la- other ethnic and religious groups."
after her husband.
Is it a pogrom in Kiev in the bor studies at Wayne State Uni-
"The video has gotten a phe-
early 1900s? A Nazi assault on a versity, then worked for a year nomenal response [from Jewish
Jewish home during World War and a half for the United Auto communities]. This issue is not
II? Could it be Sarajevo in 1993? Workers union in the public-rela- talked about. A lot of people don't
tions department.
No.
want to hear it and react to the
It was while studying at Wayne video very strongly. But other peo-
It's June 1995, the home is that
of a Palestinian family, and the that Rosenbluth first came in con- ple want to know," says Rosen-
intruders are members of the Is- tact with Palestinians. "Sitting in bluth.
the student center, I just got to
raeli military.
"I hope that people will come to
The film, Jerusalem: An Occu- talking with people I wouldn't or- see the video with open eyes. It's
pation Set in Stone, is produced dinarily get to talk to," he says.
a lot to unlearn."
His interest piqued, Rosenbluth
by the Palestine Housing Rights
Movement. And the director of the accepted an invitation in 1983 to
Dire ctor/Vi deographer/E altar
film is Marty Rosenbluth, a Jew visit the West Bank under the Marty Rosenbluth will show his
from Brooklyn, who will be bring- auspices of a Palestinian organi- film, Jerusalem: An Occupation
zation working on labor relations. Set in Stone, and discuss it at 3
ing his film to Dearborn this week.
The scene with which the film What began as a three-month vis- and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct, 4, at
opens takes place in a Palestinian it snowballed into a 7 112-year Barth Hall in the Episcopalian
village in east Jerusalem, two stay.
Cathedral of St. Paul, 4800 Wood-
Returning to the United States, ward, Detroit; and at 7:30 p.m.
years after the signing of the De-
claration of Principles. After the he started working on film and Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Univer-
family is dragged outside, neigh- video projects, eventually devel- sity of Michigan Dearborn, 4901
bors rush to its aid. The military oping his own production Evergreen, m the Science Build-
opens fire, 12 Palestinians are company, Insightment Video Pro- ing, Room 138. For more infor-
wounded, and bulldozers destroy ductions, in North Carolina, mation, contact U-M Dearborn at
where he now lives.
the home.
(313) 842-7010.
It was then that Rosenbluth
According to Jerusalem, 50
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