There Are Jews Here – Now Streaming on Docuseek
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There Are Jews Here
89 min. | Closed Captioned
A film by Brad Lichtenstein
"There Are Jews Here manages to convey unsettling truths about changing Jewish demographics without despairing for the Jewish future. I highly recommend this film to general audiences and scholars of Jewish American culture for its poignant and honest depiction of the changing shape of modern Jewish life in America."
Michael Hoberman, Fitchburg State University
There Are Jews Here takes you on a journey to places where most never imagined Jews existed, following the untold stories of four once thriving American Jewish communities that can now barely hold a minyan. Most American Jews live in large cities where they are free to define themselves Jewishly in any way they wish.

Over 1 million American Jews live in once thriving small towns that have seen better days. Exploring themes of faith and community, this film is an intimate look into what Jews are doing to keep their communities alive or ensure their legacies are not lost. In Butte, Montana, Laredo, Texas, Dothan, Alabama, and Latrobe, Pennsylvania the people are doing their part to keep the Jewish spirit alive. For them, Jewish identity is a daily urgent challenge; if they don’t personally uphold their communities and live affirmative Jewish lives, they and their legacies could fade away forever.

There Are Jews Here is both a celebration of their tenacity and a cautionary tale: a warning that their histories, synagogues, cemeteries, and sacred possessions (i.e. Torahs, prayer books, memorial plaques, etc.) could vanish without a trace. Ultimately, these stories are woven into a deep exploration of the age-old question of Jewish/religious identity, the value of Jewish continuity, and the relevance of faith and community in the 21st century.
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