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August 11, 2021

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Image of lecturer Sosena Solomon filming with camera in hand.
"Peter Decherney of the School of Arts & Sciences and Sosena Solomon (above) of the Weitzman School of Design made a documentary film about a Jewish community in Ethiopia waiting to emigrate to Israel. “Dreaming of Jerusalem” is now streaming on Discovery+ and is entered into several film festivals. (Image: Peter Decherney)" -Penn Today
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Image of lecturer Sosena Solomon filming with camera in hand.
"Peter Decherney of the School of Arts & Sciences and Sosena Solomon (above) of the Weitzman School of Design made a documentary film about a Jewish community in Ethiopia waiting to emigrate to Israel. “Dreaming of Jerusalem” is now streaming on Discovery+ and is entered into several film festivals. (Image: Peter Decherney)" -Penn Today
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“Dreaming of Jerusalem” is now streaming on Discovery+! This 25-minute documentary shines a light on a Jewish community in Ethiopia awaiting to emigrate to Israel. It was made by Peter Decherney, a professor of English and Cinema & Media Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences, and one of our very own lecturers, Sosena Solomon!

“People give you their life story. When they see it on the screen they get a sense of this magnitude, that their stories are so important.” -Sosena Solomon (Penn Today)

Head to Penn Today to learn more about the process and for a sneak peak of the documentary!

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