Three Israelis Arrested in Nigeria While Working on Jewish Documentary
From left, Edouard David Benjamin, Rudy Rochman and Andrew Leibman (Photo from news release)
Three Israelis, including prominent activist Rudy Rochman, were arrested in Nigeria on July 9 while working on a documentary about various Jewish communities that aren’t well-known.
The two other filmmakers who were arrested are Andrew (Noam) Leibman and Edouard David Benayim. According to a July 14 statement from their families, the three filmmakers have been working on a documentary series called “We Were Never Lost” for more than a year and plan to interview Jewish communities in China and Afghanistan, among other countries.