Who Shot Their Father? ; Discussion of Documentary to Explore the Unsolved Case of an Israeli Attache's Death
The Washington Times › December 07, 2011
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On a summer night nearly four decades ago, Israeli military attache Joseph Alon was shot five times in the driveway of his Chevy Chase home, and one of the bullets pierced his heart.
For his family, the hole remains.See the full content of this document
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Who Shot Their Father? ; Discussion of Documentary to Explore the Unsolved Case of an Israeli Attache's Death
"I remember everything," said Yael Alon-Rosenschein, Alon's daughter, who was 14 at the time. "It was very, very emotional. It still is."
The ongoing mystery surrounding the death of Alon, one of the few foreign diplomats slain on American soil, is explored in the Israeli documentary "Who Shot My Father? The Story of Joe Alon," which made its American debut Tuesday night as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. On Wednesday, "Who Shot My Father?" will be discussed with its director and Alon's two daughters at a luncheon hosted by the Goethe-Institut.Directed by Liora Amir Barmatz, the film tells the story of Alon, a charismatic war hero, and the determined efforts of his grief- stricken...See the full content of this document
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