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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

And what was their function in terms of the social and economic life of the Jews during...

And what was their function in terms of the social and economic life of the Jews during that period?

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And what was their function
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in terms of the social and economic life
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of the Jews during that period?
Duration
9 seconds
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12
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:42
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
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
At a time when it's seen - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
At a time when it's seen
And they also are moving very much - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And they also are moving very much
And, of course, they're very involved - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And, of course, they're very involved
And they have a sense of popular taste - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
And they have a sense of popular taste