Children of Jerusalem: Gesho

Overview

This short documentary tells the story of 13-year-old Gesho, one of the 14,000 Ethiopian Jews who left Northeast Africa for a new life in Israel during a massive refugee effort initiated by the Israeli government in 1991. In Ethiopia, he and his family lived without running water or electricity, and Gesho had to drop out of school in grade 6 to help his father. Now his family lives in a trailer equipped with basic conveniences in a temporary community for new immigrants on the outskirts of Jerusalem.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1996

Original language

English

Director

Beverly Shaffer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0129824