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Jews of the Wild West

This synagogue was founded in 1875, and at the time was called the FirstHebrew...

This synagogue was founded in 1875, and at the time was called the First
Hebrew Congregation of Oakland

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This synagogue was founded in 1875,
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and at the time was called the First Hebrew Congregation of Oakland.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:26
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...
Ray Frank, one of the first teaching jobs that she had as a Judaic - Jews of the Wild West 00:10
Ray Frank, one of the first teaching jobs that she had as a ...
She was traveling in 1890 and ends up in Spokane, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
She was traveling in 1890 and ends up in Spokane,
Where are services going to be?" - Jews of the Wild West 00:18
Where are services going to be?"
"But, of course, Jewish matters have a special attraction - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
"But, of course, Jewish matters have a special attracti...
Am I not bound by all the deepest ties of blood, honor, - Jews of the Wild West 00:23
Am I not bound by all the deepest ties of blood, honor,
I am Chinese and Jewish, the first Chinese American rabbi. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
I am Chinese and Jewish, the first Chinese American rabbi.
Having two firsts coming out of the same synagogue, - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
Having two firsts coming out of the same synagogue,
My Chinese family came here in the 1880s. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
My Chinese family came here in the 1880s.
My great, great grandfather first came in 1888. - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
My great, great grandfather first came in 1888.
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was meant - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was meant
My great grandfather took him five years from the first time - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
My great grandfather took him five years from the first time
Chinese people were from certain kinds of jobs, - Jews of the Wild West 00:06
Chinese people were from certain kinds of jobs,
So my father's side of the family were from Vienna, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
So my father's side of the family were from Vienna,
I think just being in a new country, - Jews of the Wild West 00:07
I think just being in a new country,
Ray Frank had this opportunity in the Wild West - Jews of the Wild West 00:13
Ray Frank had this opportunity in the Wild West
And out of necessity, she was the one who could do it. - Jews of the Wild West 00:05
And out of necessity, she was the one who could do it.
I imagine that Ray Frank's biggest challenges - Jews of the Wild West 00:13
I imagine that Ray Frank's biggest challenges
Ray Frank's work changed how people understand the possibilities, - Jews of the Wild West 00:09
Ray Frank's work changed how people understand the poss...
It took another 80 some odd years for the first woman to be ordained - Jews of the Wild West 00:11
It took another 80 some odd years for the first woman to be ...
Had she not started to change the story and the narrative, - Jews of the Wild West 00:08
Had she not started to change the story and the narrative,