They Came for Good - A History of the Jews in the United States - Present at the Creation, 1654-1820

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Summary: A historical documentary worth seeing.
Review: A documentary of the Jewish history during and after the creation of the United states of America.

It speaks about the role of the Jews in the American life and history.

Whether during the constitution or civil war they were always there as American Jews. Soldiers ,philosphers ,lawyers and economists .

A worth watching tape.

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Summary: really good i learned alot
Review: intresting over view educational and should be viewed by peoiple inrtrested in hostory as well as the jewish peopl really fasanating

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Summary: Lots of good info, but a glaring error
Review: This documentary is filled with lots of good information and many interesting stories. I learned much from it. However, at one point, the narrator refers to North America at the time of European colonization as an "Empty Continent". Such a gaff calls into question the perspective of the entire program. In describing the oppression of the Jewish people and their struggle to overcome it, the program does an immense disservice to that struggle by implicitly denying the oppression of another people - an oppression that all Europeans contributed to.