Jewish videos available for rental?

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

>do you have a good list of Jewish videos available for rental?   My
>dad is homebound and I would like to rent some Jewish films for him to
>watch.  What is out there?  


I have been off my computer for many weeks, but just found this message 
inquiring about video rental places.   Below is a copy of an old post from 
YiddishNet, my Yiddish information mailing list about this company I found on 
the 'net.   I still don't have any experience using them but it looks like a 
great find.   Good luck.   

Another source for Jewish video rentals is any large university, Jewish library 
or JCC that owns a set of the Jewish Heritage Video Library from the Revson 
Foundation.   That set comprises of 200 plus Jewish/Yiddish videos.

BTW, there is also a description list of all the major Jewish films in America 
on the Internet already.   I don't remember the address though.


Best of luck.   


Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky

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YiddishNet - the Yiddish News and Announcements List
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November 4, 1997
Volume 2.115


Subject:      Facet Video Rental Co.


One can make special requests for Yiddish and Jewish videos from most 
video rental stores, especially the large chain ones.   One can also often 
find Yiddish and Jewish videos for free in the main branches  or media 
branches of public libraries, certainly Jewish libraries in many cities.
But if you don't have access to any of the above, here is a great find.  Here 
is a mail-order video rental source that I found on the web that seems to 
have a great many Yiddish and Jewish videos and and seems easy to 
deal with.   If anyone here will use them, please send me feedback about 
what your experience with them has been. 
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[Edited]

      Welcome to the Facets Multi-Media Home Page



Mad about movies?
       ..then take advantage of the nation's largest distributor of art,
classic, cult, documentary, foreign, and hard-to-find videos!

                    Facets Multi-Media
                    1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
                    Chicago, IL 60614
                    Telephone: 1-800-331-6197
                    Fax: 1-773-929-5437
                    E-Mail:  sales (at) facets(dot)org 
                                 rentals (at) facets(dot)org 


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FACETS MULTI-MEDIA, INC.

Facets Multi-Media, located in Chicago Illinois, was founded in 1975 
as a nonprofit media arts and performing arts center. Facets' mission 
is to provide the public with an extraordinary range of film, video and 
theater programs that would otherwise never be seen. 


FACETS VIDEO

Facets Video, a division of Facets Multi-Media, is one of the nation's
largest distributors of art, classic, cult, foreign and hard-to-find
videos. Facets video library consists of over 27,000 titles, all of which are
available for purchase through mail order. This video collection represents
incredible marvels of our international film heritage: Thousands of foreign 
films, hundreds of documentaries, experimental and concert films, 
Hollywood classics, landmark silent films, American independent films, 
serials animation, cult and the best of children's films. To learn more 
about the Facets Video collection, request one of Facets' many video 
catalogs.  Facets Video is also a video label which has exclusively 
licensed and released over 100 films and videos by cutting-edge 
American and international film and video makers. 


FACETS RENTAL & RENT-BY-MAIL MEMBERSHIPS

Facets video rental store is located at 1517 W. Fullerton Ave. in the
Lincoln Park area of Chicago Illinois, but if you don't live near by you
can take advantage of Facets unique Rent-By-Mail membership. Facets 
rental library contains over 15,000 videos including classic films, 
children's films, documentaries, experimental films , foreign films and 
independent films.   These are programs that you'll never find at your 
local video store and that you can have delivered right to your door step. 

To learn more about Facets' Rent-By-Mail memberships call 
1-800-532-2387.
 

OTHER FACETS SERVICES

Facets Film and Video Theaters 

Besides mail order videos and video rental, the world of Facets includes
daily screenings of artistically significant films and videos in our two
theaters, including festivals, director retrospectives, premieres, 
re-discoveries and special programs. Several times during the year, 
we offer evening courses in cinema history which are challenging, 
informative and provocative. 

International Children's Film Festival 

Facets is also an international leader in positive programming for
children. The Chicago International Children's Film Festival presents
hundreds of the best films for kids from around the world in an exciting, 
world-class competition. The Festival involves children and parents 
from throughout the city, and film makers from around the world. 

For more information about the Children's International Film Festival
please call Shawn Brennan at 773-281-9075. 

International Performance Studio 

Facets' International Performance Studio, frequently presents plays and
performances on the cutting edge of world theater by both Chicago and
international performance artists. 


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ORDERING FROM FACETS

Everything you need to know about ordering videos, catalogs and 
CD-Roms from Facets  


Order Methods

You can can place an order with Facets by: 
     Phone: 
     1-800-331-6197 (sales) 
     1-800-532-2387 (rentals) 
     1-773-281-9075 (international & general info) 
    
     Office Hours: 
     Mon - Fri: 9:00am to 8:00pm 
     Sat: 10:00am to 6:00pm 
    
     Fax:  1-773-929-5437 
    
     E-mail:  
     sales (at) facets(dot)org 
     rentals (at) facets(dot)org 
  
    Mail: 
     Facets Video 
     1517 W. Fullerton Ave. 
     Chicago, IL 60614  


Payment Methods

Facets accepts the following forms of payment: 

   1.Credit Cards: Visa; Mastercard; Discover; American Exp 
   2.Check or Money Order 
   3.Purchase Orders (for Institutions only - call for more information) 


Shipping Methods & Rates

You can have your order shipped by the following methods: 

   1.United States Postal Service: 
          Standard: regular 3rd/4th class mail = $4.75 ($1.50 each
               additional unit) 
          Priority: 1st class (same as UPS - see chart below) 
   2.UPS Methods: 

                   PRIORITY       SELECT   2-DAY     NEXT


     1 unit         5.65           8.60    12.52     20.75

     2 units        6.80           9.35    12.85     21.75

     3 units        7.75           9.75    14.50     23.55

     4 units        9.35          11.75    16.50     24.25

     5 units        10.60         13.25    17.35     27.75

     6 units        13.55         16.75    19.75     29.35

     7 units        13.90         17.25    22.75     31.25

     8 units        14.85         18.75    24.85     34.65

     9 units        16.45         21.65    27.00     36.65


     *Call for rates on 10 or more units

   3.International Customers: 
       
       
          Because United States Postal Service International Air Parcel
Post rates vary from country to country, please follow this link to the
USPS to determine shipping rates to an international address. 

For more information please call Customer Service at 1-800-331-6197.  
 
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FACETS RENTAL MEMBERSHIPS 

As close as your doorstep: the most incredible collection of rare
videos, virtually-impossible to find anywhere else! 

Your home can be the site of the premiere of the hottest films from
China, France, Italy, Japan or Spain. As the lights in the room go down,
you can light up your heart and your TV screen with an exciting film by 
one of the world's cutting edge directors. Your own Film Festival can
rediscover glorious films - from the rare films of the silent era to the 
Hong Kong action movies of the 1980s. But why stop there, when you 
can also choose from thousands of programs on art, opera, jazz or the 
very best of films for children? 

The Facets Video Library of over 15,000 titles from around the world has
been created with you, and other discriminating movie lovers, in mind. 


RENT-BY-MAIL MEMBERSHIPS

     Cost: $35.00 
     What you get: 3 free rentals, our "Rental Master Catalog" and
            access to a video library of over 15,000 titles. 
     How it works: 
        1.Call 1-800-532-2387 to verify the tape is in. 
        2.Charge rental fee of $10.00 (including shipping) to your
           charge card. 
        3.The tape is delivered directly to you via UPS or U.S. Postal
           Service. 
        4.Take three days to view the tape. 
        5.Return the tape in the convenient pre-addressed return
           container that we provide via UPS or US Postal Service. 

     It's that easy! 



CRITIC'S MEMBERSHIP

With a $100.00 critic's membership, you get 12 FREE rentals-by-mail.
After you use all twelve rentals you pay $10.00 per tape (including
shipping). 


For more information about rental memberships please call
1-800-532-2387. 

Rental Store Hours: 

     Monday - Saturday: 10am - 10pm 
     Sunday: 12pm - 10pm 


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Facets Video 1997 Catalogues


                                                                           
Serious about cinema?
            ...then why not consider purchasing...

   Facets Video Catalogue #14: A 500-page oversize catalogue of over
27,000 tapes and discs - the most comprehensive catalog of foreign, 
classic American, silent, documentary, experimental, independent, cult 
films available anywhere. Cross-indexed by title and director. $11.95 
postage paid
(Credit card orders: 1-800-331-6197).

The Free Facets Whole Toon Catalog #13
>From Pluto and Betty Boop to surrealist animation from Eastern 
Europe, from action-packed Japanese anime to animation in paper 
cut-outs, sand, clay, puppets and computer, the Facets Whole Toon 
Catalog is full of animation treasures from around the world, from the 
silent era to the present.   A must for every animator, animation 
collector, film lover and for all whose hearts are young. The Facets 
Whole Toon Catalog is yours simply by e-mailing toons (at) facets(dot)org, 
sending a note to the catalog order address below, or calling 
1-800-331-6197. 
(There is a $6.00 shipping fee for orders outside the U.S. and Canada.)


SAMPLE VIDEO CATALOGS - Free to U.S. and Canadian addresses!

To obtain any of the FREE catalogs listed below, fill out the following
form, send e-mail to sales (at) facets(dot)org or drop a note to: 

     Facets Video, Catalog Orders 
     1517 West Fullerton Avenue, 
     Chicago, IL 60614.

(Sorry, but we are unable to deliver sample catalogs to addresses
outside the U.S. and Canada.) 


Catalog Descriptions:


  Facets New Foreign Video Catalog: 
Several thousand new foreign video releases including the best of
French, Italian, Spanish, Latin American, German, Swedish, Russian,
Czech, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Asian cinema. Free.


  Facets Jewish Video Catalog: 
Films on Jewish themes, culture, history, the wonderful world of Yiddish
cinema, feature films from Israel, the holocaust and its aftermath,
documentaries on Jewish music, art, and culture. Free.


  Facets German Video Catalog: 
>From the glories of the German silent era to the innovation of German
New Wave filmmakers like Fassbinder, Herzog and Wenders. Features,
documentaries, rare documents on German history and World War II. 
Free.


  Facets Visual Arts Catalog: 
Portraits of painters and art movements from the classic era to the
present; visits to some of the world's great art galleries; techniques
of painting, sculpture and applied art; photography and architecture. 
Free.


  Facets Movie Lover's Video Guide: 
We'd be glad to send you one, or send one to a friend! An eclectic
selection of some of the best of Facets Video - foreign films, American
classics, silents, documentaries, tapes on the fine arts, children's films. 
Free.


  Facets Video Slavic Catalog: 
Polish, Czech, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Ukrainian, and Hungarian 
cinema on tape and laser disc. Free.


  Facets French Video Catalog: 
Contemporary and classic French cinema from the silent era to the
present. Free.


  Holocaust on Video: 
Documentaries and feature films depicting the horrors of the Holocaust.
Free.

  100 Best Foreign Films on Video: 
The best place to get started collecting foreign films: classic and
contemporary films from foreign shores at accessible prices: all below
$29.95, and many as low as $14.98. Bargains galore. Free.


  National Film Registry: 
Each year, a select committee designates a list of films which should be
considered national treasures. Here is a complete list - with
descriptions - of all of the films elected and honored by the Library of 
Congress and given permanent status as national treasures so far -- and
their availability on video!   Free.


  Academy Awards:
Complete guide to Academy Award winning pictures available on video 
from 1927 to the present. Included are winners of Best Picture, Director,
Actor, Actress, and Best Foreign Film. A must for all Oscar fans!

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