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The Jewish Americans, Part 2: The Best Of Times, The Worst Of Times

This 3-part documentary explores 350 years of Jewish American history. Beginning with the first Jews to arrive in the 17th century, it offers a portrait of a people who epitomized the immigrant experience. Even as they faced rejection, Jews embraced American culture while keeping alive their own heritage. Focusing on the tension amid identity and assimilation, the series features Jewish Americans who have made major contributions to American life. Directed by Emmy-wining filmmaker David Grubin and narrated by actor Liev Schreiber, the series includes interviews, dramatic reconstructions, painting, archive and...

Director : David Grubin

Production Year : 2008

Duration : 115

Language : English

The Jewish Americans: Home - Part 3

Director : David Grubin

Production Year : 2008

Duration : 112

Language : English

The Jewish Americans, Part 1: They Came To Stay/A World Of Their Own

Director : David Grubin

Production Year : 2008

Duration : 116

Language : English

Honorable Mr. Morgenthau

A documentary. The documentary is about the United States of America's immigration policy during the Holocaust. Throughout most of the 1930s and World War II, the United States government deliberately kept the influx of European Jews to America well below America’s official immigration quota for that part of the world. This policy, rooted in a variety of political concerns, as well as frequently transparent anti-Semitism left millions with no haven from the Nazi terror, and emboldened Hitler to transition from a policy of Jewish emigration to extermination.

Director : Hilan Warshaw

Production Year : 2024

Duration : 95

Language : English

The U.S. and the Holocaust- Episode 1 - The Golden Door (Beginnigs 1938)

A documentary television series. After decades of maintaining open borders, a xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to pass its ﬁrst laws restricting immigration. Meanwhile, in Germany, Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to try to ﬂee to neighboring countries or America. Franklin Roosevelt and other world leaders are concerned by the growing refugee crisis but fail to coordinate a response.

Director : Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein

Production Year : 2022

Duration : 129

Language : English

Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance

A documentary film. During the Civil Rights era, Jewish leaders worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King to advance racial equality. The alliance between African and Jewish Americans began in the early 20th century in response to shared experiences of bigotry and discrimination. In recent years, this once-close relationship has been almost forgotten. With archival material and eyewitness interviews--featuring the late Congressman John Lewis, Harry Belafonte, Susannah Heschel (daughter of Rabbi Abraham Heschel), and members of the King family--this documentary revisits the Black-Jewish cooperation and calls...

Director : Shari Rogers

Production Year : 2020

Duration : 97

Language : English