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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And then I realized, after I finished writing that, there was a whole aspect to it that I...

And then I realized, after I finished writing that, there was a whole aspect to it that I hadn't explored, which was, where did all of these scenes in film and theater and comedy take place?

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And then I realized, after I finished writing that,
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there was a whole aspect to it that I hadn't explored,
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which was, where did all of these scenes
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in film and theater and comedy take place?
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:09
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
Well, they almost all took place in delis. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Well, they almost all took place in delis.
There was something about the deli - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
There was something about the deli
And then I said to myself, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And then I said to myself,
And what was their function - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And what was their function
The delicatessen, and the food that was served - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
The delicatessen, and the food that was served
But I don't think most people, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
But I don't think most people,
: It's not the first thing - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
: It's not the first thing
Right? People want to eat a pastrami sandwich. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
Right? People want to eat a pastrami sandwich.
And, you know what's interesting about both of those, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
And, you know what's interesting about both of those,
I mean, the apple, obviously, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
I mean, the apple, obviously,
And the overstuffed, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And the overstuffed,
There is a kind of very crude - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
There is a kind of very crude
This was the time - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
This was the time
They're moving uptown to Harlem, which was - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
They're moving uptown to Harlem, which was
And they are beginning somewhat to move more - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And they are beginning somewhat to move more
It's still a very, very anti-Semitic culture - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
It's still a very, very anti-Semitic culture
1920s is probably the most anti-Semitic - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
1920s is probably the most anti-Semitic
You have the rise of the KKK, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
You have the rise of the KKK,
There's a red scare, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
There's a red scare,
But Jews are finding - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
But Jews are finding