Pillar of Fire

A solemn, densely researched historical chronicle that asks you to sit with decades of grief, persecution and nation-building, rewarding patience with quiet gravity.

Created by

Igal Lusin

Genres

Documentary, War & politics

Starring

Yossi Banai, Ian McKellen

Overview

Pillar of Fire focuses on the History of Zionism, beginning in 1896, in the wake of Theodor Herzl's revival of the concept of Jewish nationalism and continues to follow the Jewish People in the 20th century, the early stages of Zionism, followed by the waves of Aliyah prior to the founding of Israel, the Revival of the Hebrew language, the Ottoman Empire's rule in over the Land of Israel, the British Mandate, Anti-Semitism in Europe, the rise of Nazism and The Holocaust, the history of the Yishuv, the Jewish struggle for independence, and ends in 1948, with the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, dark and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, survival, faith, politics

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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