The Children of San Simon ()

Documentary1h 12m

Overview

Sima Shimony, age 69, embarks on a mission to find her friends and staff from the "ALYN" Institute for Children with Disabilities, which was situated in the secluded San-Simon monastery in Jerusalem, during the 1960s. Armed with a small camera attached to her wheelchair, she sets off on a journey across the country together with her friend Pini Newirth, also a polio child, to unfold and reclaim the story of the children affected by the Polio epidemic. In a futile attempt to rebuild their bodies so they could walk, the children were subjected to excruciating medical procedures with no parents or family at their side. But growing up together forged a group of remarkable, self-driven women and men with disabilities who eventually launched the Disability Rights movement in Israel.

Videos
Similar Movies
%70
Sprechende Hände. Das Taubstummblinden-Heim in Nowawes bei PotsdamJune 22, 1925
%80
Two RoadsSeptember 24, 2020
%0
Finding A Way ThroughNovember 15, 2025
%50
Holy Land: Startup NationsMarch 28, 2017
%80
À la hauteurJanuary 21, 2026
%80
Mossad L'Histoire Secrète d'IsraëlJuly 1, 2019
%80
In Our Hands: The Battle for JerusalemMay 23, 2017
%73
One of Them Is Named BrettJanuary 1, 1965
%97
And There Was IsraelMarch 12, 2018
%0
Navrácené zdravíNovember 4, 1949
%0
Ian Dury Sex Drugs Rock & Roll & Other Assorted GlimpsesMay 10, 2010
%30
Shameless: The Art of DisabilityJanuary 1, 2006
%0
Oreka, au-delà du possibleMarch 19, 2026
%75
PromisesJuly 6, 2001
%90
Beyond LimitsMarch 7, 2025
%90
In den Spuren Vater BodelschwinghsMarch 6, 1931
%70
Hawking: Can You Hear Me?September 20, 2021
%0
Retirement PartyOctober 1, 2018
%0
Shahida: Brides of AllahFebruary 8, 2008
%0
The Eichmann TrialOctober 22, 2025