British Army General Edmund Allenby, the Commander in Chief of the EEF (Egyptian Expeditionary Force), enters Jerusalem, Palestine on 11th December, 1917 during World War I. The Commander in Chief converses with commanders of Allied detachments and Attaches before entering the city. He shakes hands with officers and soldiers. Soldiers in the background. General Allenby enters the holy city through the Jaffa Gate on foot. He is accompanied by Allied Ministers and Military Attaches. Officers on horseback. Allied soldiers march. Standing on a platform Sir Allenby reads out proclamation of Marshal Law in Jerusalem (beginning of British administration in Palestine). A large crowd of soldiers and officers in front of the stage. A reception of civic and religious dignitaries. Sir Allenby shakes hands with the dignitaries.
The Haifa coastline in Palestine. An animated map of Palestine by the Mediterranean. Arrows point to the Valley of Israel, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. The Valley of Israel: Hills, buildings and flora in the valley. Jerusalem: Buildings on a street. Men in a loaded horse cart. Trucks pass by. Pedestrians in the traditional attire. Men in cloaks and women in 'burkha'. Barclays Bank in the background. Haifa: Men lead herd of camels on a street. Buildings. Pedestrians and cars pass by. Loaded boats in the harbor. The Haifa coastline.
Meeting of the United Nations Security Council at Lake Success, New York, in 1947. A representative of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and National Council of the Jews of Palestine [possibly Abba Hillel Silver] presents a statement approved by those groups on march 23, 1947. They object and are disappointed in the position taken by the United States regarding Palestine's administration, and state that at the end of the mandatory administration, a provisional Jewish Government will be established, not later than May 16th. The Soviet Union's representative to the UN, Andrei Gromyko, is seated at the same table, wearing dark glasses.
Scene from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, for the revival of Hebrew language and literature. Director of the Library, Professor G. Weil, seated at a desk with other professors. He works with them, exchanges ideas and passes a note to them for review. A portrait of David Wolffsohn, the second president of the World Zionist Organization, on a wall. Colleagues examine the note from Weil and motion their approval. Scenes changes to show a professor of mathematics as he enters a room with his students, opens a case, and shows the students a manuscript page on the Theory of Relativity. The professor takes the page out of the case in which it was kept and hold it for his students to see. He points to the area at the bottom of the manuscript page showing the signature of Albert Einstein.
A documentary film about the people and biblical art in Jerusalem, Palestine. People enter an arched gate. Donkeys loaded with sacks walk past an open market. People sit in the open marketplace. A painting depicting a copy of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. A Franciscan monk walks in the Garden of Gethsemane. A painting of Jesus Christ praying at the Garden of Gethsemane. View of the Temple Mount. Aerial view of the Tower of David (David's Citadel) and the city walls. View of the old city through a window. Minaret of the Omar Mosque located opposite the southern courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at the end of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. Another painting of biblical art depicting Jesus Christ standing before Pontius Pilate.
British soldiers capture Jerusalem in Palestine during World War 1. British soldiers march through the streets of captured Jerusalem. Two officers talk to each other. Horses in the background. Soldiers march in formation. British soldiers march over an uneven sandy terrain.