- Summary
- Before and during World War II Jewish scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. were confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities and a public distrust of foreigners. A surprising number secured teaching positions at historically African American colleges in the South. In many cases they formed lasting relationships with their students and had an important impact on the communities in which they lived. This is a story of two cultures, each sharing a burden of oppression, brought together by the tragic circumstances of war.
- Other Title
- From swastika to Jim Crow.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by the Cinema Guild, [2000]
- Locale
- United States
Southern States
- Other Authors/Editors
- Cheatle, Lori, film director, film producer.
Toub, Martin D., film director.
Fischler, Steven, film producer.
Sucher, Joel, film producer.
Sante, Lucy, narrator.
Edgcomb, Gabrielle Simon.
Pacific Street Films.
Independent Television Service.
Cinema Guild.
- Notes
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This disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Videodisc release of the 1999 motion picture.
Based on the book by Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb.
Executive producers, Steven Fischler, Joel Sucher ; Clark Bort, editor, Martin D. Toub ; original music by Frank London.
Narrated by Luc Sante.
DVD.
Closed captioned.
