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Moriah Films

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

highlights President Shimon Peres’ key moments, including working

alongside David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, his role in

building Israel’s military and nuclear program, the Six-Day and Yom

Kippur Wars, his rivalry with Yitzhak Rabin, his involvement in rescuing

hostages in Entebbe, the Oslo Peace Accords, the assassination of

Yitzhak Rabin, and the creation of the Peres Center for Peace. The

President also reflects on his legacy, why his optimism never wavered,

and his belief that Israeli advances in technology and science will

ultimately bring peace to the Middle East.

President Peres and Richard Trank

The vision for the Museum

of Tolerance Jerusalem is

in five million square miles.

Around the whole Middle

East, the State of Israel is the

only democracy and it should

say to the world, “What is a

democracy? Come into this

building and you’ll find out.”

Filming at President Peres’ childhood home in Belarus

A democracy is a place

where we don’t muzzle

people, where people who

are, let’s say, right-wing in

their politics, left-wing in their

politics, Christian, Arabs,

Jews are all welcome here to

learn the magnificent story of

On location at the train station in Vishneva were a young Peres and his brother left in 1934

On Location:

New Doc on David Ben-Gurion

Moriah Films’ 17th documentary, currently in production, highlights

the life of Israel’s first and longest serving Prime Minister, David

Ben-Gurion. The documentary features interviews with former Israeli

Prime Minister Ehud Barak as well as many others

who worked alongside Ben-Gurion in helping to

create the State of Israel. New footage was filmed

on location in Plonsk, Poland, Ben-Gurion’s

hometown, as well as throughout Israel including

in his homes in Tel Aviv, Sde Boker and in the

Negev. Photos: Filming in the Negev Desert and

on the street in Tel Aviv.

INMOTION MAGAZINE

the Jewish people and to commit themselves to the

principles of tolerance and human dignity.

We all say in the synagogues, Ki Mitzion Tei-tzei Torah,

from Zion shall go forth the Torah and the word of G-d

from Jerusalem. What is the word of G-d?

That we should respect each other, that we should

not hate each other. That is what this institution is all

about. The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem is a gift to

tomorrow’s generation. It’ll attempt to say to them, “do

the right thing as your ancestors have done,” to ensure

that the great legacy of the Jewish people continues

along the principles of tolerance and human dignity.

- Rabbi Marvin Hier

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