Hand in Hand

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A remarkable story of two British kids in a period when Prince Charles was in a boarding school.

Part Two of Hand in Hand. This movie is 70 mins long and the clip is 58 mins long, beginning at the 12 minutes and lasting to the end.

Two 7-year olds, Michael O’Malley and Rachel Mathias, are the best of friends. The fact that he is Roman Catholic and she is Jewish seems to matter more to their friends and family than to the two children. Rachel discovers one day that she must soon move away, so they become “blood brothers” so that they cannot be separated.

This is how a profound theological conversation began between a little Jewish girl and a little Catholic boy. They have quite a different perception of their respective Christian traditions. Can friendship ever be possible between a Jews and a Catholic?

Episode One – Rachel Mathias’ mouse who had been her roommate in the cage was a Jewish mouse. But Michael O’Malley is conducting the funeral service for the Jewish mouse in the Catholic way!!!

Episode Two (25-35): What do you do if you are a little Jewish girl and your Catholic boyfriend attacks you with a heavy theological question, “Why did you kill Christ?” Here on this episode you see the wisdom of Rachel Mathias to invite Michael O’Malley into her synagogue.

Episode Three (35-45): Forming a New Narrative of One Faith beyond the Differences of Religious Symbols
After the theological issue of her Catholic boyfriend’s conducting of the funeral service for her Jewish mouse, and after he attacked her, “Why did you kill Christ?” she invited him to her synagogue on Saturday, and in return she is going to mass of his Catholic church. The end result is a new narrative where one sees they are worshipping the same God both in the Jewish synagogue and in the Catholic Church.
A video text for intercultural communication theory, particularly in the area of symbol and meaning
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You can watch a highlight of Part One of this movie on
https://www.facebook.com/daeryeong.kim/videos/1002085476471361/

You can watch a part of Part One also at https://youtu.be/kdwWad6USPY

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33 Replies to “Hand in Hand”

  2. I saw this movie on TV way back when I was a little child about 4 or 5. It was featured on a Saturday morning TV show that was hosted by a lady and some puppets – Kukla, Fran, and Ollie.

  4. Saw it as a kid over 50 years ago, never forgot it, powerful impact then and now. Grateful for the opportunity to see it again. God Bless all who are watching it.

  5. I'm so glad I have a great memory,I was able to Google this film up on YouTube. I was 10 yrs.old 1967 when I first saw this film,It was a foreign film a remembered it stayed with me all those years but I never saw the film again.it stayed with me because the little Jewish girl and boy both cut their fingers and matched their blood together for kinship.i was living on Tillman street Memphis tenn.i still remember my childhood friends from tha t time.my mom's was still living.im now 65yrs.

  6. I saw hand in hand in my childhood. A very ????. My boyfriend mike and me are waiting a day at a time… I'm not afraid and neither is mike. He's leaving next week for a hike at the Appalachian trail . I'm in key west and won't know if he'll come back. Mike is 4 YRS.OLDER THAN me and I hope he comes back so we can get married.

  7. This is the most beautiful innocent young childhood love story. The first time I saw this was when I was in grade school and now, I am 65 years old, and it still make me laugh, cry and just happy to watch two young hearts holding hands and smiling at each other's.
    lovely story ☺☺????????????????

  9. Excellent movie!!!! Sadly I never such a loving priest like the movie!!! Many I meet as a child always were angry and hitting kids without and explaining just hit us. That was back in the 1970s don’t know how it might be now

  11. Judaism and Christianity are basically the same religion. They believe in the same God. They also believe that a Redeemer will be sent down from heaven to save mankind.
    The difference is, Christians believe that the Redeemer had already come, as Jesus Christ.
    The Jews don't believe in Christ, and are still waiting for the Redeemer to come.

  12. I'm thrilled to report this movie is now available on DVD. Bought mine on Ebay ; it was very economical and have shown this film to several friends and family members now. Everyone finds it as special as I.

  14. Just watched on TV ( Talking Pictures TV. Free view channel 81).. Now got it on dvd.. Its WONDERFUL! Profoundly moving, thought provoking, heart warming, I was only 12, when this was filmed.. Good to see UK streets as I remember them. The dvd has the FULL version with the opening scene… Available in UK from The BFi shop in London, or try Talking Pictures TV. What a true delight this film is. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️it. ????.

  18. I thought I'd never find this beautiful little film again. I saw it once and never forgot it, that was in the 1960's. If you're seeing it for the first time, be aware that the opening scenes are missing. If memory serves, it begins with the boy Michael running to his priest, distraught and blurting out that he has killed his friend Rachel. The priest has him sit down and tell him the story from the beginning, and Michael relates how he and Rachel met at school, where she included in the school choir. They became best friends shortly afterward. Here is where this recording starts in.

  22. Thanks so much for sharing this. I saw this several times a young child–loved it. It was great to see it again, this time as an adult. I think it played an important role in teaching me about love, tolerance, and celebrating each other's differences.

  23. I remember watching this on… Kukla,Fran and Ollie Great movie! Loved the part where they both claimed Hector the Catholic/Jewish ???? mouse. Least he got proper burial. ????

  28. WHERE IS THE BEGINNING OF THIS FILM? IT'S A FAVORITE OF MINE I WANT TO SHARE WITH A FRIEND. BUT NOT WITH NEARLY 15 MINUTES OF THE BEGINNING MISSING!?

  29. Yes, this was filmed in 1960 – "the royal baby" mentioned by "Lady Caroline" (Dame Sybil Thorndyke" would have been Prince Andrew. Watching the film, I thought I recognised certain street scenes; it was filmed in St Albans, Hertfordshire where I lived in the early 60s. The story is thought-provoking and beautifully acted by the two children.

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