Jews of the Wild West
Screening Information
Film Details
| Country | United States | |
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| Year | 2022 | |
| Running Time | 83 MIN | |
| Language | English | |
| Director | Amanda Kinsey |
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Description
While Jewish cowboys have been a figure in comedy films, Jews of the Wild West traces the real history of Jewish cowboys and cowgirls that is a largely forgotten chapter of the American West. In additional to familiar names like Levi Strauss or the Guggenheim family, the film adds many more, including Josephine Marcus Earp, an actress and respected Jewish wife of Wyatt Earp, and Solomon Bibo, who was elected governor of Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, the only non-Indigenous tribal leader. Directed by award-wining filmmaker Amanda Kinsey, this is an eye-opening look at the role Jews played in the building of the American West.
Presentation Details
| Pre-recorded Q & A | Director Amanda Kinsey and Historian Allan Levine (Author of Seeking the Fabled City: The Canadian Jewish Experience) |
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| Review | “Everything you would expect – gunslingers, cattle barons, lawmen and wide-open spaces. And one thing you wouldn’t: Jews.” - South Florida Sun-Sentinel |
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