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Twenty months
ago, Calloway saw
something on TV
called On Wings of
Eagles, a program run
by the International
Fellowship of
Christians and Jews,
an organization that
raises money to bring
Jews from Russia and
Ethiopia to Israel.
Inspired by the
Lon Calloway with grandson/filmmaker Rusty Umphenour.
idea that he could
play a part in this
Artuf Spigel traveled to Israel with
endeavor, Calloway came up with
Calloway.
roughly $1,500 to pay for five
"My grandfather was able to bring
Russian Jews immigrating to Israel.
190 Russian Jews to Israel," said
After renting Schindler's List and
Umphenour. "These people have
hearing Liam Neeson voice
been through so much. Many could-
Schindler's regrets, Calloway wanted
n't believe that a man like my grand-
to do more. He decided he would
father existed. Why would he do it?"
sponsor an entire planeload of
"I was honored to be a part of the
Russian Jews. No matter that the
event," said Artur Spigel, owner of 7
cost, $100,000, was a sizeable per-
ate 9 Inc., an Atlanta film company.
centage of the preacher's life savings.
Spigel was the documentary's princi-
Calloway decided he would spend
pal cameraman.
$50,000 of his own money and
"Here were 190 Russian Jews hug-
would raise the other $50,000 from
ging this man they never met before
the rest of his family. The money
in their lives," recalls Spigel. "And
would go directly to the Chicago-
[the] Rev. Calloway is shaking their
based International Fellowship of
hands saying, 'Welcome to your new
Christians and Jews, which works
home!' The translator tried to keep
closely with the United Jewish
up, but there are some moments that
Communities (UJC) to help Russian
simply can't be translated into words."
and Ethiopian Jewry move to Israel.
Umphenour and his partner,
"Since 1989, we've sent more than
Helen Bioty, are searching for
1 million Jews to Israel," said Rabbi
$120,000 in funding to complete the
Yechiel Eckstein, founder and presi-
film
and for a company interested in
dent of the International Fellowship
assisting with distribution.
of Christians and Jews. "[In 1999],
"We've had some positive feedback
because of the rising instability in
from people who are interested in the
Russia, berWeen 65,000 and 80,000
project," said Bioty, who says the film
Jews left for Israel. In the past five
is not-for-profit. "With the money,
years, we've raised more than $20
we can complete all editing."
million. It's a shame more people in
Calloway hopes his grandson is
the American Jewish community are
able
to complete the film, but not for
not aware of the level of support they
reasons of self-promotion.
receive from Christians."
"God let me befriend the very peo-
After raising the money, Calloway
ple who gave us the Bible and the
decided, despite two heart surgeries in
land of the Bible," said Calloway. "It
recent years, to travel to Israel to wel-
was the chance of a lifetime. And I
come the Russians to their homeland.
was either courageous, or stupid
Enter Rusty Umphenour,
Calloway's grandson and president of enough, to grab it."
the newly formed, Atlanta-based film
company Meanie Greenie
If you are interested in helping
Productions Inc. After learning of his
to fund the completion of the
grandfather's plan, Umphenour
documentary film Exodus, Flight
decided that the adventure would be
To Freedom, contact Rusty
his company's first documentary film
Umphenour
or Helen Bioty,
project.
(404)
892-8209.
In April of last year, Umphenour,
his mother and Umphenour's friend
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