The Ruins of Lifta

This moving documentary tells the story of the small Arab village which was abandoned in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Today, the village is being threatened by an Israeli development project to build luxury villas on the site. When filmmaker Menachem Daum discovered his parent's Holocaust experiences may have distorted his views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he set out to establish a friendship with a Palestinian. He meets Yacoub, who was previously expelled from Lifta, and now leads the struggle to save the ruins of his beloved village. Learning that Lifta was a place where Jews and Arabs once got along, Daum join's forces with Yacoub with the hope that Lifta can serve as a place of reflection and reconciliation. This sets up a climatic and compelling encounter between a Holocaust survivor and a Nakba refugee amidst the ruins of Lifta.