Sands of Sorrow: A 1950 Palestine Film

Sands of Sorrow A 1950 Palestine Film:

On the plight of Arab refugees from the Israeli-Arab War. Dorothy Thompson speaks on the refugee problem. Refugees live in tents in the Gaza Strip, are given blankets and food by Egyptian soldiers, and receive flour from UNICEF. A Lebanese priest conducts services. Refugees work as plumbers, carpenters, tailors, and shoemakers in the city of Jerusalem. Doctors vaccinate refugees against disease. Shows the squalid living conditions in refugee camps, starving children, and emphasizes the hopeless condition of the refugees.

By: Council for the Relief of Palestine Arab Refugees

Publication Date: 1950