The pioneer Jews of San Francisco arrived from Germany during the Gold Rush and were instrumental in building the city. The roles they were relegated to in the Old World -- peddler and petty merchant -- were highly valued in the Gold Rush. The openness of Gold Rush California allowed these Jews to assimilate far more and have a greater impact on the building and defining of a major city than any other Jewish community in America. But this acceptance came at a price -- assimilation put this community in danger of losing its Jewish identity.
Marc Shaffer
Director
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski75%
Downloaded64%
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life64%
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin69%
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora64%
Inside Asda: Bigger, Better, Cheaper?67%
For the Love of Spock73%
Rich Hill69%
Sherman's March67%
Gilbert67%
Superheroes65%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics68%
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library64%
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/2072%
The Class of ‘9271%
My Kid Could Paint That70%
Capital in the Twenty-First Century65%
David Bowie: Five Years75%
Night Will Fall76%
