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Jews of the Wild West

In exchange for $10,000, he was going to provide tractsof land for the settlers, housing,...

In exchange for $10,000, he was going to provide tracts
of land for the settlers, housing, farming implements

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In exchange for $10,000,
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he was going to provide tracts of land for the settlers,
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housing, farming implements.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:19
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...
[music] - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
[music]
When I was younger, I used to ride horses up here - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
When I was younger, I used to ride horses up here
We get in 1882, a group of originally 50, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
We get in 1882, a group of originally 50,
To their great disappointment, when they got to Cotopaxi, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
To their great disappointment, when they got to Cotopaxi,
They were challenged from the beginning - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
They were challenged from the beginning
The weather was a big factor in why they didn't stay. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
The weather was a big factor in why they didn't stay.
They got frozen out. Early frost the first summer. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
They got frozen out. Early frost the first summer.
Then the second year, they planted early, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Then the second year, they planted early,
While the farming was very, very difficult, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
While the farming was very, very difficult,
The families together worked as a unit and for Passover, - Jews of the Wild West 00:13
The families together worked as a unit and for Passover,
They celebrated the Sabbath together and religious holidays. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
They celebrated the Sabbath together and religious holidays.
Whether Saltiel was the villain in the story, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Whether Saltiel was the villain in the story,
He had to know that this would've been a challenge to the farmers - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
He had to know that this would've been a challenge to t...
Most of them moved into Denver - Jews of the Wild West 00:17
Most of them moved into Denver
Maybe their grandchildren would and that led - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Maybe their grandchildren would and that led
Well this song is called "Zhankoye. " - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Well this song is called "Zhankoye. "
Under the Tsar of Russia in those days, - Jews of the Wild West 00:12
Under the Tsar of Russia in those days,
And this is a song that they sang that really showed the pride - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
And this is a song that they sang that really showed the pri...
This is "Zhankoye. " - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
This is "Zhankoye. "
[Singing in Yiddish] - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
[Singing in Yiddish]