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THE JEWISH AMERICANS

They Came to Stay/A World of Their Own

The first episode covers the period from the 1700s, when the first Jews arrive in America, to the early 20th century, when more than two million Eastern European Jews, fleeing poverty and oppression, emigrate. Gravitating to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, they develop their own unique cultural institutions.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/9/2008
  • JEWA

THE JEWISH AMERICANS

They Came to Stay/A World of Their Own

The first episode covers the period from the 1700s, when the first Jews arrive in America, to the early 20th century, when more than two million Eastern European Jews, fleeing poverty and oppression, emigrate. Gravitating to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, they develop their own unique cultural institutions.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/9/2008
  • JEWA

THE JEWISH AMERICANS

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

The second episode covers the early 20th century, when Anti-Semitism is on the rise even as some Jews succeed in mainstream pursuits; in the 1920s, Jewish immigrants come to dominate Hollywood. The episode also outlines the Depression and the reaction to the destruction of European Jewry during WWII. At war’s end, American Jews suddenly find themselves the largest and most powerful Jewish community in the world.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/16/2008
  • JEWA

THE JEWISH AMERICANS

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

The second episode covers the early 20th century, when Anti-Semitism is on the rise even as some Jews succeed in mainstream pursuits; in the 1920s, Jewish immigrants come to dominate Hollywood. The episode also outlines the Depression and the reaction to the destruction of European Jewry during WWII. At war’s end, American Jews suddenly find themselves the largest and most powerful Jewish community in the world.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/16/2008
  • JEWA

THE JEWISH AMERICANS

Home

The final episode covers the post-war period, when discrimination against Jews in daily life begins to abate and Jews enter professions such as medicine, law and banking in record numbers.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/23/2008
  • JEWA

THE JEWISH AMERICANS

Home

The final episode covers the post-war period, when discrimination against Jews in daily life begins to abate and Jews enter professions such as medicine, law and banking in record numbers.

May 2010 (check local listings)

  • Original1/23/2008
  • JEWA