Sephardic Film Festival Archives

2008 - Souvenirs

A charming, funny and touching father/son journey in search of the “Souvenirs” the father may have left with local girls during his service in the Jewish Brigade of BritishMandate Palestine,while stationed in Europe during WWII. Sleiman Cohen, an 82 year old Yemenite Jew, recalls the untold story of his proud service as amember of the Brigade, as he travelswith his filmmaker son to retrace this historical chapter of the last days of the war.

Israel 2006, 75 minutes; Hebrew w/ English Subtitles