The Shealtiels : a family saga / Icarus Films ; produced and directed by Ilan Ziv ; BBC/IBA/IKON co-production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Ziv, Ilan, film director, film producer.

Wesker, Arnold, 1932-2016, narrator.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Independent Broadcasting Authority, production company.

IKON (Association), production company.

Icarus Films, publisher, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shealtiel family.

Jewish families--History.

Jewish families.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (93 min.)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus Films, [1999]

Summary:

A history of a Jewish family whose origin might be in the Bible (The Hebrew name “Shealtiel” is commonly translated as “asked of God.”) It is first recorded in the Bible as the son’s name for the last king of Judea. The family reappears in the 11th century in Northern Spain in Barcelona and Gerona. From there the film traces the family spread throughout Europe, the United States and Israel and to the 1998 family reunion in Thessaloniki in Greece.

Participant:

Narrated by Arnold Wesker.

Credits:

Cinematography, Jonathan Partridge ; editing, Yosef Grunfeld ; music, Oded Zehavi.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 14, 2026).

Publisher Number:

if-shealt Docuseek2