Sister Wife

For the American reality television series, see Sister Wives.

Sister Wife is a 2000 documentary that follows the African Hebrew Israelites, an African American community that immigrated to Israel and practices polygamy. The men can have up to seven wives.

Sister Wife
Directed by	Hadar Kleinman Zadok Timna Goldstein
Produced by	Hadar Kleinman
Release date	2000 (2000)
Running time	60 min.
Country	Israel
Language	English

Tsiporra Bat Israel is a member of the Black Hebrew Community of Dimona. After twenty-one years of marriage she wakes up one morning to learn that her husband, Hazriel, is marrying a second wife, fourteen years her junior, as part of the polygamy tradition of the Black Hebrews. This is a film by women about women who live in an unusual community, yet at the same time it reflects the experiences shared by women everywhere.

External links

• Sister Wife at IMDb
• The Jewish Channel's review
• Distributor's website
• Distributor's films site