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Thread ID: 17770 | Posts: 4 | Started: 2005-04-14
2005-04-14 09:01 | User Profile
| They Came for Good: A History of Jews in the U.S. Subject Areas: | |||||
| Social Studies, United States History, World History | |||||
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| 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners | |||||
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| **Description:** | |||||
| A comprehensive look at the first 250 years of Jewish American history, They Came for Good: A History of Jews in the U.S. details the struggles and triumphs of a people who considered themselves, in Benjamin Nones' words, " ... inhabitants everywhere, but citizens nowhere." This two-part documentary chronicles the arrival of Jews in the 17th century and illuminates United States history in a fresh and fascinating light ââ¬â through the eyes of American Jews. It is a story of the tension between loyalty to one's native traditions and the pressure to assimilate. For Jews, the process of collectively finding themselves was complicated by their many classifications as a religion, nation, ethnic group, culture and civilization. They Came for Good initially covers the period from 1654 when 23 Sephardic Jews first arrived in New York harbor through the American Revolution, the Civil War, the arrival of German Jews, the California Gold Rush and the nation's westward expansion, until 1880, the start of the great European migration. Development efforts are underway to produce more programs in the series that cover the years from 1880 to 1920 and 1920 to the present. | |||||
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| Air Date(s): | |||||
| [list=1] [*]Present at the Creation, 1654-1820, (Part 1) - April 7, 2005 at 9:00 pm [*]Taking Root, 1820-1880, (Part 2) - April 14, 2005 at 9:00 pm [/list] | |||||
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| Taping Rights: | |||||
| [url="http://thinkbright.org/teachers/viewResource.asp?ContentID=3580"][color=#0000ff]One Year from Each Broadcast[/color][/url] | |||||
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| Length: | |||||
| 2 episodes, 60 minutes each | |||||
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| [url="http://thinkbright.org/teachers/viewResource.asp?ContentID=3577"][color=#0000ff]TV-G[/color][/url] | |||||
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2005-04-15 11:59 | User Profile
A comprehensive look at the first 250 years of Jewish American history, They Came for Good: A History of Jews in the U.S. details the struggles and triumphs of a people who considered themselves, in Benjamin Nones' words, " ... inhabitants everywhere, but citizens nowhere."**
Jews: Thieving Gypsies with Brains.
2005-04-15 14:31 | User Profile
" ... usurers everywhere, but soldiers nowhere."
2005-04-15 16:25 | User Profile
"...lampreys everywhere but sharks nowhere."
Oh, wait...