An absorbing documentary about Farmingdale, New Jersey, one of many Jewish farming communities in the United States established with the help of the Jewish Agricultural Society. Spanning more than fifty years, the history of Farmingdale provides a perspective on the pressures, problems, and satisfactions of rural Jewish life as experienced in one community.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"What a triumph! It's a wonderful and provocative piece as important as any I have seen on the American Jewish experience."
- Abraham J. Peck, American Jewish Archives

" a fascinating presentation of a subject I had known only marginally... a program that was charming and informative without falling into the clutches of academe."
- New York Times

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HOME USE ONLY $36.00 plus shipping Home Use Only DVD (Not for Classroom/Institutional Use) Does not include Public Performance Rights Home Use Policy (pdf)

INSTITUTIONAL USE $54.00 plus shipping Classroom/Institutional Use Only DVD Does not include Public Performance Rights Institutional Use Policy (pdf)

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The National Center For Jewish Film Brandeis University, Lown 102, MS053, Waltham MA 02454 P: (781) 899 7044, F: (781) 736 2070

The Land Was Theirs

USA, 1993, 55 minutes, color/B&W
Directed by Gertrude Dubrovsky

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$36 Home Use DVD
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Public Exhibition Beta Rental also available