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ESRAvision

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Rationale: To provide English speakers living in Israel access to programs on community services, people of interest, ESRA news, events and current affairs, in the English language.

ESRAvision is the highly innovative, popular, and informative Community TV program shown weekly on cable and satellite TV in Israel. Its objective is to produce video programs in English to broaden and extend the knowledge of English speakers about many aspects of life in Israel and help them to become more active in the civic, social, and cultural life of the State.

Operation

ESRA volunteers are trained to do Community TV program production (new courses are held periodically), and funds are raised for the purchase of equipment and supplies, and for the cost of production of the films. ESRAvision programs are broadcast in English throughout Israel by HOT and YES, and throughout the Middle East via METV.
ESRAvision programs give viewers an general picture of life in Israel as well as articles on ESRA's specific projects in the community and other activities.

These programs, although aimed at the English speaking population, also attract immigrants from non-English speaking countries such as the F.S.U, Ethiopia and India, as well as veteran Hebrew-speaking Israelis.

ESRAvision Programs developed by ESRA volunteers include the following categories - Community projects, Arts (music, dance, theater), ESRA projects, sports, profiles of personalities, books & authors, hobbies/leisure, professions, health and more. Programs change every four weeks.

July 2010 Magazine

Ballroom Dancing; a life changing hobby - produced by Devorit Kamsler and Deborah Fixler
Blind Dating among the orthodox Jewish community: Rachel Langford talks about her new book - produced by Barry Langford
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - produced by Renee Singer
Facing New Challengs - Rappelling - produced by Maddy Levine
Ancient Copper Mines, rock carving & geological landscapes in the Timna National Park - produced by Sally Halon
Program Anchor - Renee Singer

ESRAvision Schedule

Cable TV (HOT) Channel 98 digital (Channel 25 non-digital) and Satellite TV (YES) Channel 98 Wednesday morning 08:30 & Thursday evening 20:00
Middle East TV www.metv.org HOT 72, YES 109 every other week on Thursdays at 15:00

Watch an ESRAvision Film On YouTube.com

Join Our Team in Community TV Production

If you are interested in learning the techniques involved in producing a half hour programme, whether your interests are journalistic, creative, dramatic, technical or administrative, whether you’re an experienced movie maker, or have never got further than thinking that movie-making might be fun, our group has something to offer you.