The film was directed by legendary filmmaker Otto Preminger. It’s based on the 1958 novel Exodus by Leon Uris. The novel was a massive bestseller before the movie was even announced. The movie runs about 208 minutes, over three and a half hours long. It was filmed in Israel and Cyprus, which was unusual for…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About The Hebrew Language
Hebrew is one of the oldest continuously recorded languages in the world, with texts dating back over 3,000 years. Hebrew was effectively revived from near extinction after European Jews adopted the Germanic Yiddish, becoming one of the only languages in history to return to full daily use. Hebrew is extremely close to Aramaic, the language…
Fun Fact: The Tomb of the Biblical Abraham Is Actually a Tourist Attraction
Abraham (who is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) is said to had been buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs. Which you could actually see today in present-day Palestine.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Munich Massacre
During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Palestinian terrorists captured an Israeli Olympic team and listed demands. While West German police killed the terrorists, they failed to protect any of the hostages.