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Jews of the Wild West

She worked right over there, as a maid at the hotel

[music] She worked right over there, as a maid at the hotel

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She worked right over there,
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as a maid at the hotel.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:59
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...
Mrs. Isaacs said that one time she went out on the porch, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
Mrs. Isaacs said that one time she went out on the porch,
And she knew that it was KKK. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
And she knew that it was KKK.
Mrs. Isaacs said she got her gun and went out to the front porch and - Jews of the Wild West 00:14
Mrs. Isaacs said she got her gun and went out to the front p...
So she shot over her head and they ran to the car and left. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
So she shot over her head and they ran to the car and left.
They didn't have a bunch of people to help to back them up there. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
They didn't have a bunch of people to help to back them...
I think it's concerning and has made me think - Jews of the Wild West 00:12
I think it's concerning and has made me think
This enormous store was burned completely - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
This enormous store was burned completely
And what little I could find about it, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
And what little I could find about it,
My father did not go as much. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
My father did not go as much.
By the time it came to me, I didn't know what Jewish was until I was 15. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
By the time it came to me, I didn't know what Jewish wa...
They were in an outpost - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
They were in an outpost
The Herzstein family did manage to hold the Jewish tradition together, - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
The Herzstein family did manage to hold the Jewish tradition...
The Jews had been persecuted in the Old World, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
The Jews had been persecuted in the Old World,
But they were committed at the same time to seeing a thriving community - Jews of the Wild West 00:17
But they were committed at the same time to seeing a thrivin...
I think it's really important to remember - Jews of the Wild West 00:12
I think it's really important to remember
And there are attempts from both sides of the political spectrum - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
And there are attempts from both sides of the political spec...
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My grandfather, he worked in a sweatshop. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
My grandfather, he worked in a sweatshop.
Uncle Saul and Uncle Al, they came out west to Petaluma, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Uncle Saul and Uncle Al, they came out west to Petaluma,
It was a way to get away from the exploitation. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
It was a way to get away from the exploitation.