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Jews of the Wild West

Dr. Kahn here, for example, was one of the few professionalsin that generation

Dr. Kahn here, for example, was one of the few professionals
in that generation

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Dr. Kahn here, for example,
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was one of the few professionals in that generation.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:58
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...
Most of the Jews who came here then were fairly recent immigrants - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Most of the Jews who came here then were fairly recent immig...
Most of the Jews up here were merchants - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Most of the Jews up here were merchants
Leadville in its glory days, - Jews of the Wild West 00:14
Leadville in its glory days,
Well in the very first years of the Silver Rush, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Well in the very first years of the Silver Rush,
The numbers might have ranged as high as 30,000 or so. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
The numbers might have ranged as high as 30,000 or so.
It was common, for example, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
It was common, for example,
Leadville was such an important city in its era. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
Leadville was such an important city in its era.
That in 1882, Oscar Wilde passed through here and proceeded to a bar. - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
That in 1882, Oscar Wilde passed through here and proceeded ...
And he noticed the sign on the wall above the piano asking the patrons to, - Jews of the Wild West 00:22
And he noticed the sign on the wall above the piano asking t...
One of the most interesting things that we've discovered - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
One of the most interesting things that we've discovere...
They went on for 18 or 19 years, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
They went on for 18 or 19 years,
In many ways, this was an extremely good place to be Jewish. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
In many ways, this was an extremely good place to be Jewish.
[music] - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
[music]
They sold groceries. One fellow ran - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
They sold groceries. One fellow ran
There were, of course, pawnbrokers, jewelers. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
There were, of course, pawnbrokers, jewelers.
David May and the May Corporation - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
David May and the May Corporation
He opened up a store on the avenue here. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
He opened up a store on the avenue here.
The most famous name associated with Leadville would be Guggenheim. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
The most famous name associated with Leadville would be Gugg...
The Guggenheims, of course, are famous now for their museums, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
The Guggenheims, of course, are famous now for their museums...
Meyer Guggenheim had been born in Switzerland in 1827, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
Meyer Guggenheim had been born in Switzerland in 1827,