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From Swastika to Jim Crow is a 2000 documentary that explores the similarities between Nazism in Germany (the Swastika) and racism in the American south (Jim Crow). In 1939, the Nazi government expelled Jewish scholars from German universities.
From Swastika to Jim Crow: Directed by Lori Cheatle, Martin D. Toub. With John Hope Franklin, Lucy Sante. Independent documentary exploring the little-known story of Jewish refugee scholars teaching at historically black colleges before and during the Second World War.
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- John Hope Franklin, Lucy Sante
- Lori Cheatle, Martin D. Toub
Jan 1, 2000 · Overview. Before and during the Second World War, Jewish intellectuals and scholars who escaped Nazi Germany and immigrated to the U.S. faced an uncertain future. Confronted with anti-Semitism at major universities and a public distrust of foreigners, a surprising number secured teaching positions at traditionally Black colleges in the ...
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- Martin D. Toub, Lori Cheatle
- John Hope Franklin, Lucy Sante
Just when you thought there were no more unexplored corners of the Holocaust left to explore, along comes a film like From Swastika to Jim Crow. This all too brief documentary explores the migration of the German Jewish intelligentsia from their homeland to the United States during the 1930s.
Apr 3, 2000 · “From Swastika to Jim Crow” combines rare archival footage with moving and articulate interviews of several of these now-retired professors and their deeply appreciative former students to illuminate the refugee scholars’ unique and ironic situation.
Film Screening and Director Q&A at the Center for Jewish History on April 17, 2019 The recent uptick in antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and racist rhetoric have created a burst of new interest in...
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- Center for Jewish History
