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He was active in the Atlanta Jewish community after his arrival, marrying Lucille Selig, of a prominent Atlanta Jewish family, and being elected head of the city's B’nai B’rith chapter. In 1913, 13-year-old pencil factory employee Mary Phagan, from Marietta was found murdered in the basement of the factory building. The case quickly became ...
The Story of the Jews is a television series, in five parts, presented by British historian Simon Schama. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013 [1] and in the United States on PBS in March and April 2014. [2] It is based on Schama's book of the same title, [3] which is being published in three volumes.
It went on to say that antisemitism did arise during the trial as Atlantans reacted to statements attributed to Frank's Jewish supporters, who dismissed Phagan as "nothing but a factory girl". The paper said, "The anti-Semitic feeling was the natural result of the belief that the Jews had banded to free Frank, innocent or guilty.
Part I focuses on the contributions of Sephardic Jews in early America and their hard-fought struggle for equality that eventually brought them presidential respect. Unlike any national leader before his time President George Washington , made history by embracing the Jewish community upon his election and asserting their equality .
Pages in category "Documentary films about Jews and Judaism in the United States" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The documentary premiered Tuesday night at SXSW in Austin, Texas. It will stream on Hulu on March 21. Crowds of people jam Marietta Street for Freaknik near the intersection of Peachtree Street in ...
The Breman Museum connects all people to Jewish history, culture and arts. Visitor in Holocaust Exhibition at The Breman Museum. The Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Archives for Southern Jewish History at The Breman Museum has over 50,000 photographs, documents, oral histories and objects representing Southern Jewish History.
If you participated in Atlanta’s wildest gathering called Freaknik back in the day, then beware: You might be featured in Hulu’s new documentary about the legendary street party that became ...