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American Jerusalem : Jews and the making of San Francisco / a co-production of Actual Films, Switchback Films in association with Afterimage Public Media ; producer(s), Jackie Krentzman, Camille Servan-Schreiber ; writer/director, Marc Shaffer.
LIBRA DVD 024 999
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--California--San Francisco--History.
- Jews.
- History.
- San Francisco (Calif.)--History.
- San Francisco (Calif.).
- California--San Francisco.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [Waltham, MA] : National Center for Jewish Film ; [United States] : Afterimage Public Media, [2013]
- System Details:
- DVD; NTSC, all regions.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- all regions
- Summary:
- Documentary on the pioneering Jews of San Francisco, who built the second largest Jewish community in the United States, after New York. Integrated into mainstream San Francisco society, they reinvented what it meant to be Jewish.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Carrie Fleishhacker.
- Credits:
- Editors, Stephanie Mechura, Josh Peterson ; music score, Marco d'Ambrosio ; director of photography, Jon Shenk.
- Notes:
- Associated website includes trailer, summary, background on the people featured in the film, photo gallery, credits, and further resources.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.
- OCLC:
- 870170028
- Publisher Number:
- 800821049833
- Online:
- Film website
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