“ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAEL – THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES SUCCOTH ” 1959 JEWISH EDUCATIONAL FILM XD82295

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This documentary from 1959 is part of a series entitled “Holidays in Israel“. This particular installment explains the traditions and customs of the Feast of Tabernacles and Succoth, while simultaneously promoting the state of Israel (which celebrated its tenth anniversary just a year before the film was made). The film made at Israel Motion Picture Studio Heriduayh Herzliya and is photographed by B. Korecki, edited by M. Shuval, narrated by D. Doronne and H. Kalus, written and produced by Yehoshua Brandstatter, directed by S. Sternfeld with music by E. Weill. “Holidays in Israel” title banner (00:09). “The Feast of Tabernacles Succoth” title banner (00:21). Credentials (00:28). Views of Jerusalem (00:51). Views of Tel Aviv (01:14). A police officer on a horse (01:16). Cars driving (01:31). Buses parked (01:36). Cars parked in the streets on the day of the Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur (01:40). A family eating the feast of Tabernacles (01:54). They walk upstairs (02:15). They work together to build a Succoth (02:30). A market set up for the holidays (02:46). Men buy items needed for the celebration, including Lulav, Etrog, Myrte bough, and willow branch (03:04). Children building a Succoth in their Kibbutz (03:30). They decorate it with flowers and fruit (03:45). Succoths built on balconies (03:58). Shelter lived in by settlers (04:26). A large building with Israel’s flag on the roof (04:32). Israeli flags (04:46). A Succoth built on a roof (04:53). A family is eating a meal together (04:54). Etrog fruit, Lulav, myrtle, and willow branches decorating the walls (05:05). Children are gathered to observe a Succoth ceremony (05:09). Children read passages from the Hebrew bible (05:23). Two combine harvesters on a field (05:35). Children harvesting pomegranate trees (05:41), olive trees, and grapevines (06:00). A man and his daughter harvest Etrog fruit (06:28) and willow branches (06:48). The ceremony for the children continues (06:57). A band is playing instruments including harmonica and trumpet (07:07). Baskets of fruit on is brought on stage for a dance (07:09). The children watch (07:25) and then they eat (07:27). Observers watch heavy machinery used for farming (07:31). A combine harvester (07:41). A big bread is carried on a board (07:47). Views of the audience (07:54). The bread is cut as part of honoring the harvest for Succoth (07:56). Mothers race by pulling their children in carts (08:06). People run to catch chickens (08:15). The audience watches (08:21). Young people are paddleboarding (08:23) and swimming in the Mediterranean Sea (08:34). A boy is standing on a swing on a beach (08:45). A boat sails by bystanders on the beach (08:50). Young people performing Succoth dance (08:59). A band plays music and bystanders dance and celebrate (09:43). A ceremony of reading a chapter in the Torah takes place in a house, where people continue to celebrate and dance (10:04). Fireworks (10:36). A cloudy sky (10:53). An excavator digging soil (10:55). Future harvest is prepared (11:03). New homes are built (11:07). Sacks are loaded onto a wagon (11:11). Workers tear town a hut (11:25). Village residents wave goodbye to a family moving away (11:34). The family rides a wagon pulled by a donkey (11:36). The demolishing of a house (11:44). A donkey (11:58). The family leaving the village (11:59). They arrive to their new house (12:07). The wife opens the window and shutters and smiles (12:16). Cloudy sky (12:20). Rainfall (12:26). “End” written on screen (12:42). “Holidays in Israel” title banner (12:48). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit