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Documentary Highlights Americans Who Fought for Israel's Independence
(Media Line) Maya Margit - The one-hour video "From Remembrance to Independence: Behind the Scenes of Israel's Founding," highlights the American contribution to the state's creation and is available online. The stars of the show, released by Jerusalem-based Toldot Yisrael, are undoubtedly the overseas volunteers who present compelling testimonies about Israel's War of Independence. Toldot Yisrael has been documenting first-hand accounts of people involved in the state's founding for the past 12 years. This archive, housed in Israel's National Library, so far includes 5,000 hours of footage and 1,200 interviews. Aryeh Halivni, founder and executive director of Toldot Yisrael, said he came up with the idea after seeing film director Steven Spielberg carry out a similar project to collect Holocaust survivors' testimonies.