The Jewish Americans
Premiere date:January 09, 2008
Finale Date:January 23, 2008
Description:Emmy award-winning filmmaker David Grubin explores the struggle of a tiny minority to integrate itself into the American mainstream while remaining true to their roots in this documentary that begins as 17th Century Jews arrive in New Amsterdam, and traces their journey as they contend with racism and suspicion in a fledgling republic. Ever since the first Jews arrived in America, their efforts to embrace the new culture while simultaneously maintaining tradition has often found them frequently ... Read more
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By the 1950s, discrimination against Jews started to abate; by the turn of the 20th century, Orthodox Judaism was thriving as it never had before.
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