Pushcarts and Plantations: Jewish Life in Louisiana
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| Directed by | Brian Cohen |
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Running time | 54 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pushcarts and Plantations is a 1998 documentary about Louisiana Jewry from award-winning director Brian Cohen. The documentary combines interviews with historians and locals to tell the 300-year-old history of different Jewish communities found in the North, South, and New Orleans. The documentary shares anecdotes about local heroes, little known facts, and personal accounts.[1]
Summary
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Reception
"Poignant...with evocative voices and image," said Museum of the Southern Jewish experience.
"A thoughtful and compassionate documentary," said
See also
Other documentaries about Jewish communities in Amierica: