Shalom Ireland

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Shalom Ireland is a one hour documentary about Ireland's remarkable, yet little known Jewish community.  Shalom Ireland chronicles the history of Irish Jewry while celebrating the unique culture created by blending Irish and Jewish traditions. From gun running for the Irish Republican Army during Ireland's War of Independence to smuggling fellow Jews escaping from the Holocaust into Palestine. Shalom Ireland tells the untold story of how Irish Jews participated in the creation and development of both Ireland and Israel.

Shalom Ireland  features several prominent Irish Jews including Robert Briscoe (pictured), the first Jew elected Lord Mayor of Dublin; Rabbi Isaac Herzog, the renowned Talmudic scholar who not only served as the first Chief Rabbi of Ireland but was also the first Chief Rabbi of Israel; and Rabbi Herzog's son, Chaim Herzog who became President of Israel. Today, as their population declines and their culture is in jeopardy of becoming extinct, Irish Jews have launched an effort to revitalize Ireland's once vibrant Jewish community.

Funding for Shalom Ireland was provided by the American Ireland Fund, Ammerman Foundation, Fleishhacker Foundation, David & Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation, Morris J. & Betty Kaplun Foundation, Pacific Pioneer Fund, Peninsula Community Foundation, Ira M. Resnick Foundation, Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, Robert Sillins Foundation, Allen & Ruth Ziegler Foundation and individual donors. Shalom Ireland was made in association with RTE.  Support for distribution was provided by the Consul General of Ireland, Western States and the Irish Arts Foundation. Shalom Ireland   is sponsored by the San Francisco Film Society.

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