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The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan

September 17
59 mins

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Today we're sharing the 1998 documentary The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan, as well as the 2006 documentary The Imaginary Village  by Sandy Tolan and Melissa Robbins.  

The Lemon Tree explores the relationship between a Palestinian man named Bashir and Dalia, a Bulgarian-born Israeli who moved into his childhood home in the West Bank.  The piece was turned into an award-winning book of the same name.  

The Imaginary Village explores the longing for land and home by Palestinian refugees.

They were released together in a 2008 special to mark the 60th anniversary of the Arab-Israeli war and the creation of the state of Israel.  

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