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Buddhism and Judaism meet head-on when eight rabbis travel to Dharamsala, India for a meeting with the Dalai Lama. Having witnessed the systematic oppression and persecution of his people since his exile in 1959, the Tibetan holy man invited the Jewish leaders to share the secret of spiritual survival in exile. When writer Rodger Kamenetz goes along to chronicle the event, we are reminded that the lessons of spiritual survival apply as much to a troubled individual as they do to a troubled nation.
Co-presentation of Independent Lens
Premiere: Independent Lens, September 1999
"Beautiful and moving...Chiten has told Kamenetz's story with the utmost sensitivity, grace, humor "
- Los Angeles Times
"[A] knock-out documentary"
- Boston Globe
"Chiten allows the film to unfold like the petals of a lotus until the jewel-and the Jew-within is revealed. It's a testament to her artistry that THE JEW IN THE LOTUS is wry, funny, deeply moving and utterly compelling without once seeming preachy or sappy."
- Tallahasee Democrat
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