{"product_id":"lia","title":"Lia","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnown as the first lady of Israeli cinema   Lia van Leer's legacy is immense: she helped create a thriving film culture   in Israel and established two of Jerusalem's main cultural attractions - the   Cinémathèque and the Jerusalem Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer childhood promised a very   different life: born in Bal?i Bessarabia then in Romania Lia   Greenberg's family was well to-do and her mother a fervent Zionist but only   Lia and her elder sister were to survive the fate that met her entire family.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLia had always loved film but it was   together with Wim van Leer her beloved husband that they feasted on old   classics experimental Japanese films and art-house films wherever they   travelled buying copies of films and starting their own screenings at home   in Haifa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlowly they started a film club then   established a film archive and later alone Lia created the Jerusalem Film   Club which developed into the famous Cinémathèque. Lia talks about how she   learnt along the way and how she accomplished things through skill luck   networking and sheer chutzpah. Her final achievement was the Jerusalem Film   Festival which immediately brought glamour and prestige to Jerusalem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Today the Jerusalem Cinémathèque is a prominent part of the Israeli cultural scene and is renowned in international film circles. It is a living monument to the extraordinary woman who founded it and gave it a dynamic life of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786512363699,"sku":"9781905559831","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477291449781905559831.jpg?v=1762803326","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/lia","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}