Our Mission

Noble Heart Media was founded to tell a great story – the miraculous survival of Israel in the first few weeks of its existence in May of 1948.

World War II began in 1939, killed tens of millions of people, displaced many more, destroyed their homes, and changed the boundaries of countries. The opening scene of Casablanca tells what it was like at the beginning of the war:

It got worse from there. When the war ended in 1945, it took years for the refugees to find a home. One group of people who could not find a home, who were not welcome anywhere were the Jewish survivors. Their homes had been stolen and given to Nazi collaborators. So they stayed in the same concentration camps, waiting and waiting. Some made their way to Palestine to make a home.

The Declaration of Independence of Israel
There was a moment in history when the Jewish people said, "Here we take a stand. Here, in this dry and dusty land of our ancestors, we will make a home for ourselves and defend it. We will live free here or die."

This moment came on May 14, 1948. On that day, Israel sent forth into the airwaves of the world a Declaration of Independence. Within eleven minutes the new country was recognized by the United States. The next day, the armies of Lebanon, Syria, TransJordan, Iraq and Egypt invaded, intent on a "war of annihilation."

The Israelis did not even have one gun for every soldier, and only a few bullets per gun. Yet somehow they won. This was a triumph of the human spirit and a victory over despair. The impact of the Israeli's courage and survival is still resonating through the world.

"Destiny"
Our project, DESTINY, tells the story of the founding of Israel from the point of view of the daring young pilots who came from the four corners of the world to support and protect the newborn nation. They cobbled together an air force out of Nazi-surplus planes, and in May 1948, used these to fend off an invasion by the Egyptian army.

This story is not widely known, even though the events have been recorded in newspaper accounts, magazine articles, hundreds of public lectures, and history books. These brief accounts only touch on the main points of this improbable adventure. Now Dr. Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine are developing a documentary film and book based on their research and in-depth interviews with Captain Lou Lenart (USMC, Ret.), the pilot who led that first mission of the Israel Air Force.

Together, the film and companion book comprise our Flight of Angels Project. Noble Heart is producing the documentary. We welcome your participation.

Modi Alon, Lou Lenart, Giddy Lichtman

Modi Alon, Lou Lenart, and Giddy Lichtman in front of a Czechoslovakian-manufactured Nazi Messerschmitt, painted with the Star of David.


NOBLE HEART MEDIA, INC.
Camille Maurine
Lorin Roche, Ph.D.
PO Box 13009
Marina del Rey, CA 90295

310 821-0620

destiny@nobleheartmedia.com