Ma'abarot: The Israeli Transit Camps
Ma'abarot: The Israeli Transit Camps
50 minutes / Episode
2019
HD
A four episodes documentary series that unveils one of the most controversial topics in the history of the Israeli state. Rare archival materials and testimonials of former residents tell the stories of the 'Ma'abrot' (refugee absorption camps meant to provide accommodation for the large influx of Jewish refugees in Israel in the 1950s), and the institutional discrimination towards its inhabitants — Jewish immigrants from North Africa and Middle East.
Genres Documentary
Casts Yaël Abecassis
Creators Shay Lahav, Arik Bernstein, Dina Zvi-Riklis, Hila Shalem Baharad
Ma'abarot: The Israeli Transit Camps