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Jews of the Wild West

They were challenged from the beginning with the lack of irrigation,the lack of water

They were challenged from the beginning with the lack of irrigation,
the lack of water

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They were challenged from the beginning
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with the lack of irrigation, the lack of water.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:58
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, history, western
Production
Electric Yolk Media

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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...
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]
From the people I come from, this is the most important verse. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
From the people I come from, this is the most important vers...
Work together, all as brothers, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
Work together, all as brothers,
All must work, for work is good, in work we find brotherhood. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
All must work, for work is good, in work we find brotherhood...
Abraham Jacob Zlabovsky was our first ancestor here in the United States. - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
Abraham Jacob Zlabovsky was our first ancestor here in the U...
The town's also famous, unfortunately, for pogroms. By the early 1900s, - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
The town's also famous, unfortunately, for pogroms. By ...