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Birth of a community : Jews and the gold rush / Judah L. Magnes Museum ; script, Elisabeth Friedman ; producer/director, Bill Chayes.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--California--History--19th century.
- Jews.
- Gold mines and mining--California--History--19th century.
- Gold mines and mining.
- Gold mines and mining--California--San Francisco--History--19th century.
- Gold mines and mining--California--Sacramento--History--19th century.
- California--History--1846-1850.
- California.
- California--History--1850-1950.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (42 min.) : sound, black and white and color.
- Other Title:
- Jews and the gold rush
- Jews & the gold rush
- Place of Publication:
- Teaneck, NJ: Ergo Media, Incorporated, c1996.
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- This program relates the history of Jewish pioneers to California during the Gold Rush, outlining their reasons for coming, and their way of life once they arrived. The history of early Jewish settlements in San Francisco and Sacramento, and in Gold Rush mining communities is explored.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Joy Carlinches.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Paul Shain ; editor, Kitty Rea ; music, Jon Herbst.
- Notes:
- Originally produced in 1994.
- Based on research by Ava F. Kahn.
- Description based on VHS version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- VHS version Birth of a community
- ISBN:
- 1560821876
- OCLC:
- 45809660
- Publisher Number:
- 424 Ergo Media, Inc.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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