The ballad of Isaac and Jacob / directed and produced by Martin Hoade ; written by Millard Lampell.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hoade, Martin, director, producer.

Lampell, Millard, 1919-1997, screenwriter.

Brinckerhoff, Burt, 1936- actor.

Voskovec, Jiří, 1905-1981, actor.

Hurst, David, actor.

Gilbert, Ronnie, performer.

Holt, Will, performer.

Kornfeld, Barry, performer.

National Broadcasting Company. Public Affairs Department, producer.

Jewish Theological Seminary of America, producer.

Alden Films, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--Economic conditions--Drama.

Working class--United States--History--Drama.

Working class.

History.

Jews.

Economic conditions.

United States.

Genre:

Drama.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (30 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

Clarksburg, N.J. : Alden Films, [between 2000 and 2009?]

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Three generations consider the significance of labor to a meaningful life. Grandfather, father, and son dramatize religious tradition and the history of labor conditions in America (accompanied by the folksongs inspired by that history). New questions are raised by automation: what will that mean to people raised to work? How will people find personal identity?

Participant:

Burt Brinkerhoff, George Voskovec, David Hurst. Folksingers Ronnie Gilbert, Will Holt, Barry Kornfeld

Notes:

Originally presented in the 1960's (?) by NBC Public Affairs as a segment of the television series Eternal light, in association with the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

OCLC:

63061398