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Jews of the Wild West

Also it brought so many different people from so many different culturesinto California...

Also it brought so many different people from so many different cultures
into California and really began what, I think one of California's
greatest strengths is its diversity

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Also it brought so many different people
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from so many different cultures into California and really began what,
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I think one of California's greatest strengths is its diversity.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:15
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, western
Production
Electric Yolk Media

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Movie Summary

It is a feature length documentary. The independent not-for-profit film is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey. Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical pho...
Among those were Jews, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
Among those were Jews,
Levi Strauss came to San Francisco - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Levi Strauss came to San Francisco
His brothers would put shiploads of dry goods into clipper ships. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
His brothers would put shiploads of dry goods into clipper s...
Dry goods were blankets, clothing, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Dry goods were blankets, clothing,
By the 1860s, he had customers all over California, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
By the 1860s, he had customers all over California,
Jacob Davis was born Jacob Youphes in Riga, which is now Latvia. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Jacob Davis was born Jacob Youphes in Riga, which is now Lat...
He came to the United States when he was a teenager, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
He came to the United States when he was a teenager,
By 1868, he was living in the literally brand new town of Reno, Nevada. - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
By 1868, he was living in the literally brand new town of Re...
In late 1870, early 1871, a woman came into a shop and said, - Jews of the Wild West 00:16
In late 1870, early 1871, a woman came into a shop and said,
Jacob was making a pair of pants out of a fabric called white duck, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Jacob was making a pair of pants out of a fabric called whit...
He also made horse blankets and tents, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
He also made horse blankets and tents,
And I like to imagine he looked over at the table and he thought, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
And I like to imagine he looked over at the table and he tho...
I wonder if I put them in these pants - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
I wonder if I put them in these pants
You can see on the front is pretty much the same as day one in 1873. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
You can see on the front is pretty much the same as day one ...
There were rivets on the corners of the front pockets. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
There were rivets on the corners of the front pockets.
Also from the beginning was this little watch pocket. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
Also from the beginning was this little watch pocket.
A 19th Century pocket watch fits perfectly in there. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
A 19th Century pocket watch fits perfectly in there.
They were $3 which was a premium price, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
They were $3 which was a premium price,
Jacob knew about Levi Strauss's reputation for integrity, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Jacob knew about Levi Strauss's reputation for integrit...
He writes him a letter and says, "I've created this new kind of pants. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
He writes him a letter and says, "I've created thi...