Other Screenings
Introductory remarks (in Heb.): Gabriel Levin, son to Meyer and Tereska Levin
Introductory remarks (in Heb.): Gabriel Levin, son to Meyer and Tereska Levin
Holocaust survivor Mika Vilner and his wife Sara meet in a Displaced Persons camp. When Sara becomes pregnant, the couple decides they must get to Palestine. They meet on board a Haganah ship bound for the Land of Israel, but a British plane spots the ship off the coast of Haifa…. A unique blend of documentary and fiction, The Illegals tells the heroic story of Jewish illegal immigration to Israel. Restored digital version produced by the Israel Film Archive.