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Ralph Benmergui: My Israel - Episode Five Trailer

May 6th, 2008

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Ralph Benmergui: My Israel - Opening

April 29th, 2008

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My Event at Temple Sinai

April 28th, 2008

We had our first public showing of a condensed version of the show in front of an audience at Temple Sinai, a reform(liberal) synagogue in Toronto.

They seemed enthusiastic even though the material challenged some of their assumptions. We had a Q and A after , some wanted to set me straight and paint a picture in which the traditional positions were fleshed out again. Others wanted to know more about the issues of race and class and security over all other considerations among other topics.

I challenged them to look beyond simple notions of good guys and bad guys and Israel right or wrong because I believe that so many people in the middle east want and need to be seen not as the enemy but as human. I have been attacked at times for being naive. I am not. I am a student of the situation and a believer in the Jewish values of loving the stranger and standing for social justice, not just for the other but for so many in Israel who live in poverty and suffer systemic prejudice. My people Sephardim (arab land Jews for the most part). People were animated and the organizers thanked me even though they were nervous that I would offend some.

All in all a good night.

rb

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Welcome to the Ralph Benmergui: My Israel Official Site

April 9th, 2008

Ralph Benmergui: My Israel is a TV show I put together with Seekers Television Inc. and will air on the Vision TV network. The show is done from the point of view of a liberal, religious and Sephardic Jew. I came at this as someone who wants to know, “Can you be a good Jew” and cast a critical eye on how Israel is evolving?

We’re just putting the finishing touches on the last episode of my new series, ‘My Israel’ and I think that we’ve managed to stay true to the original idea. Looking at all the interview footage and layering in original music from renowned jewish music composer David Buchbinder I can almost smell , taste and touch this bewildering country.

We shot this 5 parter fast. 12 days straight in Israel and a couple of shoots here in Toronto. Still it’s about the content so we didn’t have to fill the show with lots of expensive sizzle ie special effects and animations.Someone who was reviewing the series phoned me and said that usually he sees Israel as if he was looking over a wall but this series brought him right in to the living room.
Good, that’s good.

Please check out my videos and blogs here and on my social profiles such as Facebook and YouTube , which are also listed to the right under “My Network”. I will keep you updated as more content is posted.

Lets talk!
be well
rb

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Episode One Trailer

April 3rd, 2008

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