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A Touch Away (Merchak Negi'aa; Hebrew, מרחק נגיעה ) is a 2006 Israeli television eight-episode mini-series set in Bnei Brak , a city to the East of Tel Aviv , within the larger Tel Aviv District , in Israel .1It has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on the relationship of a young non-religious male Jewish immigrant from Russia who falls in love with a young woman who is part of the city's ultra-orthodox community.2Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants and non-religious Jews in Israel on the one hand, and religious Jews and their community, on the other.3The series, first released as part of the Haifa International Film Festival on October 12, 2006, and then aired on Israeli television beginning January 23, 2007, broke many Israeli television viewing records, with the final episode garnering more viewers than any Israeli drama up until that time. The series made its debut in the United States at the 2008 Santa Barbara International Film Festival . The episodes have been shown as part of a number of other United States film festivals, as well as other festivals and programs in Israel, and other nations around the world, sometimes followed by discussions of Israel and religious themes involved in the story. List of world film festivals that included this series.4
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A Touch Away (Merchak Negi'aa; Hebrew, מרחק נגיעה ) is a 2006 Israeli television eight-episode mini-series set in Bnei Brak , a city to the east of Tel Aviv , within the larger Tel Aviv District , in Israel . It has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on the relationship of a young non-religious male Jewish immigrant from Russia who falls in love with a young woman who is part of the city's ultra-orthodox community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants and non-religious Jews in Israel.
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A Touch Away (Merchak Negi'aa; Hebrew, מרחק נגיעה ) is a 2006 Israeli television eight-episode mini-series set in Bnei Brak , a city to the east of Tel Aviv , within the larger Tel Aviv District , in Israel . It has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on the relationship of a young secular Jewish immigrant from Russia who falls in love with a young woman who is part of the city's ultra-orthodox community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants, non-religious, and religious Jews in Israel.
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A Touch Away (Merchak Negi'aa; Hebrew, מרחק נגיעה ) is a 2006 Israeli drama television miniseries set in Bnei Brak , a city to the east of Tel Aviv , within the larger Tel Aviv District , in Israel . It has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on the relationship of a young secular Jewish immigrant from Russia who falls in love with a young woman who is part of the city's Haredi community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants, non-religious, and religious Jews in Israel.
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A Touch Away (Merchak Negi'aa; Hebrew, מרחק נגיעה ) is a record breaking Israeli drama television miniseries, winner of The Television Academy award פרס האקדמיה לטלוויזיה , .It was first aired in January 23, 2007 and in 2008 was bought by HBO.It was the second Israeli drama series to be bought by HBO after BeTipul .Set in Bnei Brak , a city to the east of Tel Aviv , within the larger Tel Aviv District , in Israel , A Touch Away has been described as a kind of Romeo and Juliet story, focusing on two families from the two poles of the secular and orthodox societies living in the same building in Bnei Brak.Against all odds, Zurik Mintz, a young secular Jewish immigrant from Russia , falls in love with young Roch'le Berman from the city's Haredi ( orthodox ) community. Using this relationship as the basis for the story, the series explores the lives of new immigrants, non-religious, and religious Jews in Israel.
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a 2006 israeli television eight-episode mini-series set in bnei brak
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record-breaking israeli drama television miniseries
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