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How the Wild West was won (with the help of some little-known Jews)

JL;DR SUMMARY The documentary "Jews of the Wild West," directed by Amanda Kinsey, explores the significant yet often overlooked contributions of Jews in the American West. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish ImmigrationJews Of The Wild WestLevi StraussAmerican WestBronco BillyRachel FrankJosephine MarcusWyatt EarpJacob Davis

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
"Aronson is one of a plethora of Jews featured in Jews of the Wild West, a fascinating new documentary, which premieres this month at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and is likely headed to a Jewish film festival near you."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"She left NBC in 2013 to start her own production company and four years later moved to Denver with her family."
Butte, Montana, United States
"Her great-grandparents ran a photo studio in Butte, Montana, then a mining town."
San Francisco, California, United States
"Her great great-grandfather owned a San Francisco saloon during the gold rush."
Reno, Nevada, United States
"In fact, that honor belongs to Jacob Davis, a tailor originally from Riga. His shop in Reno used heavy-duty cloth hed purchase from Levi Strauss in San Francisco."
Spokane, Washington, United States
"Visiting Spokane, she was invited to deliver a sermon and spoke with such fervor about Jews need to come together, she soon received invitations to speak to Jewish organizations up and down the West Coast."

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