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Jews of the Wild West

I can't imagine how hardit would've been to leave everything and just step into the...

[music] I can't imagine how hard
it would've been to leave everything and just step into the unknown

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I can't imagine how hard it would've been to leave everything
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and just step into the unknown.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:14
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...
They had a service business - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
They had a service business
Jesse Shwayder was born in Black Hawk in the 1800s. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Jesse Shwayder was born in Black Hawk in the 1800s.
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Rachel really felt like there weren't - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Rachel really felt like there weren't
It had more people coming in and out of it - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
It had more people coming in and out of it
When Jesse graduated from high school, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
When Jesse graduated from high school,
Isaac died, Rachel gave the insurance money to Jesse - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Isaac died, Rachel gave the insurance money to Jesse
One of the main reasons for this was that she wanted to ensure - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
One of the main reasons for this was that she wanted to ensu...
The little luggage company becomes Samsonite luggage. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
The little luggage company becomes Samsonite luggage.
The name Samsonite comes from the Bible and the story of Samson. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
The name Samsonite comes from the Bible and the story of Sam...
And the meaning behind that is that Samson was very strong. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
And the meaning behind that is that Samson was very strong.
They used to advertise - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
They used to advertise
They would stand on the luggage strong enough to stand on. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
They would stand on the luggage strong enough to stand on.
I think it's really fun to look at how they decorated these trunks. - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
I think it's really fun to look at how they decorated t...
Yes, there's wood and leather and metal and studs. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Yes, there's wood and leather and metal and studs.
I don't know how old this trunk is, but it is really old. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
I don't know how old this trunk is, but it is really ol...
Emmett was my great-grandfather - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Emmett was my great-grandfather
I'm actually named after him and he really took Samsonite to a new level. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
I'm actually named after him and he really took Samsoni...
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Everyone that worked at Samsonite, - Jews of the Wild West 00:12
Everyone that worked at Samsonite,