From swastika to Jim Crow / Pacific Street Film Projects ; produced by Steven Fischler and Joel Sucher ; directed by Lori Cheatle.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Cheatle, Lori, director.

Fischler, Steven, producer.

Sucher, Joel, producer.

Sante, Lucy, narrator.

Pacific Street Film Projects, Inc., producer.

Independent Television Service, distributor.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American universities and colleges--Faculty--History--20th century.

African American universities and colleges.

Political refugees--United States--History--20th century.

Political refugees.

Jewish refugees--United States--History--20th century.

Jewish refugees.

Jewish scholars--United States.

Jewish scholars.

History.

African American universities and colleges--Faculty.

United States.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Distributed by the Cinema Guild, [2002]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Before and during the Second World War Jewish scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. faced an uncertain future. Confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities and a public distrust of foreigners, a surprising number secured teaching positions at historically Black colleges in the South. In many cases they formed lasting relationships with their students and had an important impact on the communities in which they lived. This is a story of two cultures, each sharing a burden of oppression, brought together by the tragic circumstances of war.

Participant:

Narrated by Luc Sante.

Credits:

Executive producers, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

OCLC:

52960658