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The Trapdoor / NBC Television Network, Religious Programs Unit ; Jewish Theological Seminary of America ; written by Morton Wishengrad ; produced by Doris Ann ; directed by Martin Hoade.
LIBRA VHS E184.35 .T72 1990z
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Frontiers of faith.
- Frontiers of faith
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Rhode Island--Newport--History.
- Jews.
- Jews--Identity.
- History.
- Rhode Island--Newport.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Religious films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- Clarksburg, NJ : Alden Films ; New York, NY : National Academy for Adult Jewish Studies of United Synagogue of America, distributor, [between 1990 and 1999?]
- System Details:
- VHS - NTSC.
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- NTSC
- Summary:
- "How Jewish settlers in Newport, Rhode Island came to understand the American principle of religious freedom. Expecting bigotry and intolerance, one of the group built into the new synagogue a secret tunnel and trapdoor for escaping from an eventual pogrom, but soon discovered that it was not necessary."--Container.
- Participant:
- Joseph Wiseman, Betty Miller, Stephan Chase, Wesley Addy.
- Credits:
- Editor, Rabbi Bernard Mandelbaum.
- OCLC:
- 57558070
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