BRITISH PALESTINE 1940s EDUCATIONAL FILM JERSUALEM TEL AVIV CHRISTIANS MUSLIMS JEWS 18594

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films Visit Visit our website Dating to the mid1940s before Israeli statehood, this educational film Palestine begins with a sweeping view of the fabled hills of Judea. Newsreel footage is taken from various times in history. Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine and sacred to three of the worlds great religions. Men kneel in prayer, facing Mecca 1:06. Young Christians visit Jerusalem 1:15. The solemn walk of the crucifix to Calvary 1:18. A great Christian shrine has been erected; believed to be the place where Jesus began his life 1:35. The Hebrews visit Jerusalem and worship at the Wailing Wall 1:52. Jews bow in reverence and prayer in front of the Wailing Wall 2:08 The Torah is presented to congregants as men, dressed in traditional garb, reverently pray 2:25. The shining city of Tel Aviv 2:30. Architecture of Tel Aviv is shown 2:45. 1917. Not until the First World War, when the British en