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Blacks and Jews is a film of genre Documentary released in USA on 29 july 1997 with Arthur Hiller

Blacks and Jews (1997)

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Released in USA 29 july 1997
Length 1h25
Rating68% 3.400293.400293.400293.400293.40029

Blacks and Jews is a 1997 documentary film that examines the relationships and conflicts between Black and Jewish activists, from the 1991 Crown Heights Riot to Steven Spielberg's controversial visit to the predominantly Black Castlemont High School.

The film focused on incidents such as the 1960s blockbusting of the then-largely Jewish Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago and a rabbi's efforts to maintain stability in the community and of a Hasidic father and son who were protected by a Black journalist during the 1991 riots in Brooklyn that took place in the wake of the death of Gavin Cato by a Hasidic driver.

Blacks and Jews was directed by Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. The 90-minute film was aired as part of PBS's Point of View series.

The film was shown as part of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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Arthur Hiller

(Self)Richard Pryor

(Self)Steven Spielberg

(Self)Gene Wilder

(Self)
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