Children of Jerusalem: Yehuda

Children of Jerusalem is a 1994 film, that is a selection from a now-seven part documentary series that shows the holy city of Jerusalem from the distinctive perception of the municipality’s children, who hail from various cultural, economic, social and religious backgrounds. Children of Jerusalem: Yehuda, focuses on the country of Israel and its capital city from the point of view of a pre-teen Hasidic boy as he gets ready to observe the religious holiday of Sukkot. At one point in the film the ten year old boy explains that his name ‘Yehuda’ stands for the lion. The young boy sees the lion as unique for the reason that it is powerful and not fearful of anything. The section of Jerusalem that Yehuda resides in is serene, but only quick...