- Blacks and Jews
Infobox Film | name = Blacks and Jews
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director =Deborah Kaufman ,Alan Snitow
producer = Deborah Kaufman, Bari Scott, Alan Snitow
writer = Deborah Kaufman, Alan Snitow
starring =
music = David Slusser
cinematography = Ashley James
editing = Veronica Selver
distributor =
released =
runtime = 85 min.
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0129790"Blacks and Jews" is a
1997 documentary film that examines the relationships and conflicts between Black and Jewish activists, from the 1991Crown Heights Riot toSteven Spielberg 's controversial visit to the predominantly BlackCastlemont High School . [ [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov1997/blacksandjews/index.html PBS] ]The film focused on incidents such as the 1960s
blockbusting of the then-largely Jewish Lawndale neighborhood on the west side ofChicago and a rabbi's efforts to maintain stability in the community and of a Hasidic father and son who were protected by a Black journalist during the 1991 riots inBrooklyn that took place in the wake of the death ofGavin Cato by a Hasidic driver. [Freedman, Samuel G. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04EEDB1238F933A15754C0A961958260&scp=2&sq=%22Blacks+and+Jews%22+snitow "Two Tales of Once-Great Expectations"] , "The New York Times ",July 20 ,1997 . AccessedJanuary 12 ,2008 .]"Blacks and Jews" was directed by
Deborah Kaufman andAlan Snitow . The 90-minute film was aired as part ofPBS 's Point of View series.Goodman, Walter. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E7DE133AF93AA15754C0A961958260&scp=1&sq=%22Blacks+and+Jews%22+snitow "Of Blacks and Jews, and Calls for Talk"] , "The New York Times ",July 29 ,1997 . AccessedJanuary 12 ,2008 .]The film was shown as part of the 1997
Sundance Film Festival inPark City, Utah . [Ebert, Roger. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB422EB4871D10A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "No longer invisible Sundance standouts reflect black indie tradition"] , "Chicago Sun-Times ",February 2 ,1997 . AccessedJanuary 12 ,2008 .]References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129790/ "Blacks and Jews on IMDb]
* [http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov1997/blacksandjews/index.html P.O.V. "Blacks and Jews"] - PBS's site dedicated to the film
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