West of Hester Street / Media Projects Inc. ; producers, directors, writers, Cynthia and Allen Mondell.

Presents a historical documentary about Jewish immigration to America through the port of Galveston, Tex., during the early 1900s. Interweaves re-creations of specific events with the personal narrative of one immigrant.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Media Projects Incorporated
Other Authors:	Mondell, Allen, Mondell, Cynthia Salzman, Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984, Davis, John
Language:	English
Published:	Dallas, Tex. : Media Projects, [2008?]
Subjects:	Jews > Migration > United States. Jews > Texas > Galveston. United States > Emigration and immigration. Galveston (Tex.) > Ethnic relations. Documentary films.
Genre:	Documentary films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Presents a historical documentary about Jewish immigration to America through the port of Galveston, Tex., during the early 1900s. Interweaves re-creations of specific events with the personal narrative of one immigrant.
Note:	Originally produced in 1983 as a motion picture. Discussion guide download --- mediaprojects.org/films/jewish-life/west-of-hester-street/ Videorecording.
Call Number:	E184.J5 W485 2008 Video DVD
Credits:	Camera, George Tirl ; editor, John Davis ; music, Phil Kelly.
System Details:	DVD; NTSC.
Participant or Performer:	Narrator, Sam Jaffe.