"Chronicles the history of Jews in the U.S. from 1820 to 1880, discussing their struggles to establish businesses and to adapt to the American way of life while keeping their own traditions."@en
"Beginning in the 19th century, waves of German and Central European Jews spread out across America, founding most of the Jewish comunities that exist today. While the most successful of this group rose to prominence as financiers and merchants, the vast majority earned their livelihood in small retail businesses. This video also chronicles the beginnings of the reform and conservative movements."@en
"Beginning in the 19th century, waves of German and Central European Jews spread out across America, founding most of the Jewish communities that exist today. While the most successful of this group rose to prominence as financiers and merchants, in fact the vast majority of the 250,000 Jews who arrived in the United States during this period earned their livelihood in small retail businesses. Part two chronicles the first major split in the practice of Judaism where conservative and reform movements vied for Jewish souls, while on the battlefields of the Civil War, Jews were profoundly divided along regional lines and took up arms on both sides."@en

"Taking root (1820-1880)"@en
"Taking root, 1820-1880 the German and Central European Jews"@en
"They Came for Good: A History of the Jews in the United States Taking Root: 1820-1880"@en