Israel (1956)

L/S of the city and port of Haifa in Israel. M/S of a large cruise or steam ship coming into the harbour; a crowd of people watch from the dockside. M/S of a young couple being directed off the ship as commentator says “...the dreams come in, brought by the immigrants who arrive in increasing boatloads every week“. M/Ss of the ship’s funnel; the couple coming down the gangplank of the ship. L/S of Haifa; general view of the desert and scrubland around the city. M/Ss of the Weizmann Institute of Science, where people are studying the surrounding land in order to grow crops successfully in this area. Various shots at an institute in Rehovot (it is not clear if this is the Weizmann Institute) where scientists and students look at different types of soil in a field and a grove. L/S of a nursery of young trees as a tractor pulling a plough passes in the foreground. Various shots in an orange grove; the students are shown the orange blossoms; women are seen picking oranges. Various shots of the traditional
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