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West of Hester Street / Media Projects Incorporated ; written, produced and directed by Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Mondell, Allen., Director, Producer, Screenwriter.
Mondell, Cynthia Salzman., Director, Producer, Screenwriter.
Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984, Narrator.
Kelly, Phil., Composer.
Media Projects Incorporated., Producer.
Ergo Media Inc., Distributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jews--United States--Migrations.
Jews.
Jews--Texas--Galveston.
United States--Emigration and immigration.
United States.
Galveston (Tex.)--Ethnic relations.
Galveston (Tex.).
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (58 min.) : sound, color.
Place of Publication:
Teaneck, NJ : Ergo Media, c1990.
System Details:
digital
Summary:
Presents an historical documentary about Jewish immigration to America through the port of Galveston, Tex., during the early 1900s. Interweaves recreations of specific events with the personal narrative of one immigrant.
Participant:
Narrator, Sam Jaffe.
Credits:
Director of photography, George Tirl ; editor, John Davis ; music, Phil Kelly.
Notes:
Videorecording of film produced in 1983.
Description based on VHS version record.
Other Format:
VHS version West of Hester Street
OCLC:
42484538
Publisher Number:
415 Ergo Media, Inc.
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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