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Jews of the Wild West

The first thing they remember like I, is when my father and the upstairs neighbors were...

The first thing they remember like I, is when my father and the upstairs neighbors were nailing up the doors
because the rumors were that there's going to be another pogrom in Kiev

Full Transcript

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The first thing they remember like I,
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is when my father and the upstairs neighbors
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were nailing up the doors because the rumors were that
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there's going to be another pogrom in Kiev.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:11
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...
She came to the United States when she was eight. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
She came to the United States when she was eight.
She became an American citizen on her father's citizenship papers. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
She became an American citizen on her father's citizens...
She developed a strong sense of, - Jews of the Wild West 00:12
She developed a strong sense of,
Ultimately, what counts, are actions. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
Ultimately, what counts, are actions.
She's in school and sees kids have to buy their textbooks. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
She's in school and sees kids have to buy their textboo...
She starts a group, a committee, with a good friend - Jews of the Wild West 00:13
She starts a group, a committee, with a good friend
So she has a real sense of duty and responsibility, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
So she has a real sense of duty and responsibility,
Much of it is centered on her Jewish identity. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Much of it is centered on her Jewish identity.
She finishes her early years of education. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
She finishes her early years of education.
She had feminist views before there was modern day feminism. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
She had feminist views before there was modern day feminism.
And her view is she wants an education. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
And her view is she wants an education.
That's where this split in the family kind of takes place - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
That's where this split in the family kind of takes pla...
Lots of people come to Denver for lung rehabilitation. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Lots of people come to Denver for lung rehabilitation.
Her sister ends up here with tuberculosis, older sister. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Her sister ends up here with tuberculosis, older sister.
They write to each other about Golda running away, essentially. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
They write to each other about Golda running away, essential...
Because she knows if she says, "Can I go to Denver?" - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Because she knows if she says, "Can I go to Denver?&quo...
She comes to Denver in 1913, February. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
She comes to Denver in 1913, February.
This was a fairly new building when she lived here with her sister. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
This was a fairly new building when she lived here with her ...
So if you look, there was just a couple of rooms and there was husband, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
So if you look, there was just a couple of rooms and there w...
People in Denver will know North High School - Jews of the Wild West 00:14
People in Denver will know North High School