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American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco full movie is released on Jul 31, 2013. Watch American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco online - the English Documentary movie from United States. American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco is directed by Marc Shaffer and created by Marc Shaffer with Claudia Gates and Gabriel Knight.

American Jerusalem tells the story of the pioneer Jews of San Francisco, who came to California from Germany during the Gold Rush and were instrumental in building the city. The roles they were relegated to in Germany---peddler and petty merchant---were highly valued in the Gold Rush. Therefore, because of the openness of Gold Rush California, these Jews were far more assimilated into and had a greater impact on the building and defining of a major city than any other Jewish community in America. But this acceptance came as a price, as assimilation put this community in danger of losing its Jewish identity.

As know as:

American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Actual Films, Switchback Films, Zoetrope Aubry Productions

Official Site:

official film website

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