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Children of Abraham
Publisher: Compassionate Listening Project
Format: VHS
Runtime: 36 mins
"Children of Abraham compellingly documents the profound possibilities within a society in which friends and enemies alike attune themselves to the voice of the other. It should serve as an urgent reminder of how badly we transgress and how much we forfeit when we dismiss the power of listening as too simple. This is not a promotion of a naive quick fix, but rather a call to the wrenching but essential heroism that Jewish tradition says inheres in making one's enemy into one's friend."
Rabbi Gordon Tucker
In January of 1998, twenty-two Jewish Americans traveled to Israel and the Palestinian territories as part of Mid East Citizen Diplomacy's Compassionate Listening Project. Children of Abraham is a 34-minute broadcast-quality documentary which chronicles this journey.
The film follows the Jewish participants as they visit with and listen to Israelis and Palestinians - from leaders to refugees, and seek to understand the complexities of religious, political and human rights issues. Participants include Jewish leaders and professionals ranging from secular to observant.
This stunning documentary introduces the Compassionate Listening reconciliation model, and humanizes each Israeli and Palestinian portrayed. The film delivers a compelling message that conflict can be transformed through the simple act of listening.
Crossing the Lines
Publisher: Compassionate Listening Project
Format: VHS
Runtime: 28 mins
Captions: No
Crossing the Lines contains interviews with Israelis and Palestinians filmed during the Compassionate Listening Delegations
Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Trinity Church of Christ, National Press Club Morning News Maker 4/28/08
Publisher: Federal News Service
Format: DVD
Runtime: 53 mins
Captions: No
National press club speaker breakfast with the reverend dr. Jeremiah Wright, senior pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois topic: the African-American religious experience moderator: Donna Leinwand, reporter, USA today, and vice president of the national press club location: the national press club, Washington, D.C. time: 9:00 a.m. EDT date: Monday, April 28, 2008
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