Letters from Beyond the Sambatyon

Beyond the Sambatyon is a rich literary, visual and musical experience of the theories surrounding the fate of the Lost Tribes of the Kingdom of Israel and of the related myth of the magical Sambatyon River, including:

  • An elegant book with literary selections from the 1st-17th centuries, touching on the myth of the Sambatyon River.
  • a Mac/PC hybrid CD-ROM ethnographic presentation of the Ten Lost Tribes, wherever they may be -- through ancient maps, documents, photographs, video clips, music, narration and animation set in simple interface and classic design. Authentic music has been composed for each of the different menus (based on the 1991 exhibition at the prestigious Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, Tel Aviv).
  • Three audio tracks to be played on audio-CD player; original compositions touching on the themes presented in the book and multimedia presentations.





  • Chosen by PC Magazine as one of the top 100 CD-ROMs of 1995
  • Co-winner of First Prize in the Judah Magnes Museum Fourth Annual Jewish Video Competition, 1997 (multimedia category).
  • Finalist in Prix Mobius competition, Multimedia/Education category, at the Paris Festival, Nov. 1997.

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