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Watch Online / Palestine, the Jewish Return from Exile; Or, Life in the Holy Land (1914)
Desc: Palestine, the Jewish Return from Exile; Or, Life in the Holy Land: The first reel shows the departure from the harbor of Odessa, Russia, on the Black Sea. You see the passengers embarking the ship; you pass through the famous Bosporus; you see the ship passing from Constantinople through the Straits of Dardanelles until the arrival in the port of Smyrna. At the close of this scene you find yourself at the harbor of Jaffa in Palestine. You are taken for a stroll through Jaffa and behold the beautiful garden city of Tel-Aviv, which consists exclusively of magnificent villas that are mostly Jewish residences. While in Jaffa you also see the Gymnasium, the Seminary and the Girls' School. You see the scholars at work and at play, you witness the Palisthenis Exercises. Leaving Jaffa you arrive at the colony of Sichren-Jacob and see the colonists homeward bound and at their agricultural work. After you have been taken through each colony where you see the gathering of almonds from the trees, you are set on the road to Jerusalem. As you behold the picture you have the illusion of one who is seated on the observation platform of a readily moving train from which you get a complete view of a wonderful landscape. You see the mountains of Judah, the vineyards, the fields of tall cliffs, and vast sunlit value. On the road to Jerusalem you make a short detour in order to pay a visit to the "Cave of Samson," and a few moments later you suddenly behold the glorious panorama of Jerusalem. Of the many interesting pictures that you witness in and around Jerusalem, the most beautiful and most striking is the series entitled "The Wailing Wall." First you see the regions around the Holy Wall, then the narrow passage to the Wall, then the Jews who go there to pray, and finally you see a group of Jews in front of the Wall with their prayer robes on reciting prayers. A sea of sunshine falls on the white group and a tremor of awe thrills one's heart at the sadness and holiness of the scene. In addition, you will see the "Tower of King David,'' "The Graves of the 72 Sanhedrins;" you also see several pictures of modern and useful institutions of the city.