PBS Special - The Jewish Americans - Part 1of3 (2008.HDTV.SoS)

Originally aired: 2008.01.09



"THE JEWISH AMERICANS is a three-night documentary that explores 350 years of Jewish American history. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker David Grubin, THE JEWISH AMERICANS is a journey through time, from the first settlement in 1654 to the present. It is about the struggle of a tiny minority who make their way into the American mainstream while, at the same time, maintaining a sense of their own identity as Jews. Focusing on the tension between identity and assimilation, THE JEWISH AMERICANS is quintessentially an American story, which other minority groups will find surprisingly familiar. Narrated by actor Liev Schreiber, this landmark series features Jewish Americans who have made significant contributions to American life – from Louis D. Brandeis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Henry Morgenthau, Hank Greenberg, Betty Friedan, Molly Goldberg, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, and Tony Kushner. However this story is also about Jewish American tailors and shopkeepers, soldiers and bankers, peddlers and merchants, labor organizers and civil rights activists, all of whom also helped shape the American landscape.



Part 1: They Came to Stay/A World of Their Own



This program examines the beginnings of Jews in America. In the 1700s, a small number of Jews came to America, struggling to hold fast to their faith and heritage while becoming part of the emerging nation. Though they fought in the American Revolution, they were at best tolerated, at worst shunned - becoming ready scapegoats in times of crisis. Even after the US Constitution guaranteed freedom of religion, states had the power to prevent Jews from voting, and their status remained uneasy."



more info: http://www.pbs.org/jewishamericans/
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Runtime: 1:52:31

Source: OTA High Definition 1080i

Encoding: xvid.720x416.1450kbps.mp3.160.vbr

File Size: 1.25GB



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