Eight Arab-Israeli Widows Challenge Tradition by Building a Business and a Life of Their Own in WIDE ANGLE: Pickles, Inc., Premiering August 30 on PBS.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- In the Arab-Israeli village of Tamra, in Galilee Galilee (găl`ĭlē), region, N Israel, roughly the portion north of the plain of Esdraelon. Galilee was the chief scene of the ministry of Jesus. , widows lead a cloistered and restricted life, and often live below the poverty line, struggling to raise their children on a monthly social security allowance from the state. But in February 2003, eight widows of Tamra decided to challenge convention by starting up a business venture - the Azka Pickle Cooperative - seeking financial independence for themselves and their children. WIDE ANGLE follows these women as they establish a tiny factory for pickling pickling, n the process of cleansing from metallic surfaces the products of oxidation and other impurities by immersion in acid. pickling vegetables and develop a market for their product in local stores. With little formal education or work experience outside the home, the women face numerous hurdles as the business struggles to expand to stores throughout Israel - while their personal lives reflect the joys and sadness of family weddings, bereavement Bereavement Definition Bereavement refers to the period of mourning and grief following the death of a beloved person or animal. The English word bereavement and loneliness. Pickles, Inc. portrays this unconventional business startup and offers rare insight into the lives of courageous women striving to overcome extraordinary obstacles to achieve a better life. Pickles, Inc. premieres Tuesday, August 30 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, (check local listings). WIDE ANGLE anchor Bill Moyers will conduct a post-film interview to put the story into context, connecting the dots for American viewers. For additional information and photography, visit www.thirteen/pressroom/wideangle or www.pbs.org/pressroom. WIDE ANGLE is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Stephen Segaller is executive producer. Pamela Hogan is series producer. Andy Halper is senior producer. Pickles, Inc. is a co-production of Gon Production, Ltd. and the ITVS ITVS Independent Television Service International Media Development Fund in association with Thirteen/WNET New York. Executive producer for ITVS is Sally Jo Fifer. |
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