The Transit Camp
A comedy-drama starring Shalom Assayag, who also created the series alongside his son Daniel Assayag, and which feels like a spiritual prequel to their previous collaborative series, “The '80s” and “The '90s,” though this time without Meni Assayag as a writer. The plot goes back in time to 1950s Israel and follows Eliyahu Ben Simon (Assayag) and his family, who arrived from Morocco straight into the overcrowded, difficult, and precarious life of an immigrant transit camp. As they try to find their place in their new country, the family members are forced to deal with bureaucracy, neighbors, and a reality that doesn’t always match the dream that brought them here—but always with humor and a zest for life.
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1.A New Land
09-03-202646mEliyahu Ben Simon and his family arrive in Israel from Morocco, are sent to a transit camp, and are shocked by the conditions there. Gershon, the camp director, and his deputy, Gio...
2.It's all Sugar
16-03-202642mAfter Salah starts selling sugar at his café, Matanya Boiler makes sure to stir up a feud between him and Victor, the grocery store manager. Eliyahu, who is struggling to find work...
3.A Movie
23-03-202646mDue to a regrettable mistake by Matanya, the Hajbi family’s shack was completely destroyed by fire. Eliyahu convinces Gershon to screen a movie at the transit camp to help the Hajb...
4.Blessed be the Healer of the Sick
02-04-202646mWhen Dr. Yanush, the doctor, arrives for his monthly visit to the transit camp, Rahamim and the gang try to fake injuries so they can get plenty of medicine to sell later in the mo...
5.Rahamim the Lifeguard
09-04-202646mAfter a pipe that lets the children play in the water bursts, Rahamim and the gang come up with the idea of digging a pool in the transit camp. Gershon moves one of the residents t...
6.Going with the flow
16-04-202646mEgyptian TV star “Laila Madar” is coming to the transit camp for an unforgettable performance. Noam is raising a snake right under Gershon and Giora’s noses. Also: Eliyahu, who’s o...
7.Bingo
23-04-202646mRahamim and the gang are organizing a bingo game at Salah’s café, and they plan to cheat to fund the opening of a new gaming club. Eliyahu is looking for a job as a teacher at a ki...
8.Costume Competition
27-04-202646mThe Purim celebration is in full swing, and the residents of the transit camp are competing in teams in an internal costume contest, with the winners set to represent the camp in t...
9.Sophie's Choice
30-04-202646mSolange tells Eliyahu that she wants to leave and live with her brother in France. Sophie is being courted by Mimon Debush, which draws Victor’s vehement opposition. Also: Gershon...
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