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  • The Jewish Americans (2008–2008)
  • TV Mini-series | 360 min | Documentary
The Jewish Americans (2008–2008)
TV Mini-series | 360 min | Documentary

Acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin traces 350 years of Jewish American history, from the arrival of the first Jews in 1654 up to the present day. THE JEWISH AMERICANS tells the story of the struggle of a tiny minority to make their way into ...See moreAcclaimed filmmaker David Grubin traces 350 years of Jewish American history, from the arrival of the first Jews in 1654 up to the present day. THE JEWISH AMERICANS tells the story of the struggle of a tiny minority to make their way into the American mainstream while, at the same time, maintaining a sense of their own identity as Jews. Focusing on the tension between identity and assimilation, THE JEWISH AMERICANS is a quintessentially American story, which other minority groups will find surprisingly familiar. See less
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David Grubin (writer)
Producer
Jay Sanderson (producer)
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Jan 9, 2008 (United States)

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93 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Liev Schreiber
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
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3
3
Harold M. Schulweis
Self (as Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis) Self (as Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis)   See fewer
3
Jonathan Sarna
Self (as Jonathan D. Sarna) Self (as Jonathan D. Sarna)   See fewer
3
3
3
Saul Berman
Self (as Rabbi Saul Berman) Self (as Rabbi Saul Berman)   See fewer
3
Blair Brown
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
2
2
2
2
2
John Loeb Jr.
Self (as Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr.) Self (as Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr.)   See fewer
2
2
2
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2
2
2
2
2
2
Rachel Cowan
Self (as Rabbi Rachel Cowan) Self (as Rabbi Rachel Cowan)   See fewer
2
2
2
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2
Joy Levitt
Self (as Rabbi Joy Levitt) Self (as Rabbi Joy Levitt)   See fewer
2
2
Steven Spielberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Mel Brooks
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
1
1
1
Jerry Siegel
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
Irving Berlin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Gertrude Berg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Bess Myerson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Abigail Van Buren
Self (as Dear Abby) Self (as Dear Abby)   See fewer
1
Julius Rosenberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Hank Greenberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
Ethel Rosenberg
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
1
1
Father Coughlin
Self (archive footage) (as Charles Coughlin) Self (archive footage) (as Charles Coughlin)   See fewer
1
Eno Freedman Brodmann
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
1
1
C. Herbert Oliver
Self (as Rev. C. Herbert Oliver) Self (as Rev. C. Herbert Oliver)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
Joachim Prinz
Self (archive footage) (as Rabbi Joachim Prinz) Self (archive footage) (as Rabbi Joachim Prinz)   See fewer
1
1
Irwin Kula
Self (as Rabbi Irwin Kula) Self (as Rabbi Irwin Kula)   See fewer
1
1
Henry Morgenthau Jr. III
Self (as Henry Morgenthau III) Self (as Henry Morgenthau III)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer
Self (as Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer) Self (as Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer)   See fewer
1
David Ellenson
Self (as Rabbi David Ellenson) Self (as Rabbi David Ellenson)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
David Silber
Self (as Rabbi David Silber) Self (as Rabbi David Silber)   See fewer
1
Kasey Fechtor
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Stephen Wise
Self (archive footage) (as Rabbi Stephen Wise) Self (archive footage) (as Rabbi Stephen Wise)   See fewer
1
1
Mordechai Swiatycki
Self (as Rabbi Mordechai Swiatycki) Self (as Rabbi Mordechai Swiatycki)   See fewer
1
1
1
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1
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