They Came For Good: A History of the Jews in the United States
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary on the history of the Jewish people in the United States, covering the period from 1654 -- when 23 Sephardic Jews first arrived in the harbor of New Amsterdam -- through the American Revolution, the Civil War, the arrival of German Jews, the California Gold Rush and the nation's westward
Cast & Crew
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Amram Nowak
Director
Marty Vidnovic
Voice
William Fowler
Voice
Stuart Steinberg
Paul Sparer
Sharon Laufer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary on the history of the Jewish people in the United States, covering the period from 1654 -- when 23 Sephardic Jews first arrived in the harbor of New Amsterdam -- through the American Revolution, the Civil War, the arrival of German Jews, the California Gold Rush and the nation's westward expansion, until 1880, the start of the great European migration.
Director
Amram Nowak
Director
Cast
Marty Vidnovic
Voice
William Fowler
Voice
Stuart Steinberg
Paul Sparer
Sharon Laufer
Gordon Grinberg

Theodore Bikel
Voice
Richard Poe
Voice
Avi Hoffman
Bruce Winant
Voice
Marvin Einhorn
Voice
Adam Heller
Devora Millman
Mason Adams
Narrator
Federico Bonadeo
Anne Meara
Voice
Aura Petrides
Voice
Robert Blumenfeld

Rita Gam

Jerry Stiller
Voice
Moshe Rudin
Stuart Burney
David Glass
Voice
William Allyn
Voice
Crew
Lora Anolick
Researcher
Lora Anolick
Other
Rebecca Baker
Assistant Editor
Michael Becker
Sound
Matt Blades
Production Assistant
Soni Bock
Production Associate
Federico Bonadeo
Production Assistant
Ulli Bonnekant
Assistant Camera Operator
John Chaffer
Assistant Camera Operator
Jane Chon
Makeup
Don Duga
Animator
Nicholas Enright
Art Department
Ralph Ferri
Grip
Jon Fordham
On-Line Editor
Rolf Grimsted
Production Designer
Samantha Heilweil
Sound
David Hocs
Gaffer
Bethany Jacobson
Assistant Editor
Michael Jordan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Kelly
Hair
Ann Kiker
Production Assistant
Sheila Kogan
Production Associate
Sheila Kogan
Researcher
Al Lettieri
Other
Mark Levin
Production Associate
Mark Levin
Researcher
Ross Levinson
Music Conductor
Ross Levinson
Music
Kris Liem
Coproducer
Kris Liem
Editor
Larry Loewinger
Sound
Gil Mcdowell
Gaffer
Charles Mckena
Hair
Tracy Kelly Mcnevin
Makeup
Joyce Miller
Researcher
Joyce Miller
Associate Producer
Milton E Mino
Other
Judy Montell
Location Coordinator
Kuntal Naik
Production Assistant
Amram Nowak
Producer
Jerry Pantzer
Director Of Photography
Frank Reynolds
Assistant Editor
Rebekah Rutkoff
Production Associate
Rebekah Rutkoff
Researcher
Don Schreck
Gaffer
Patricia Schwarz
Costumes
Lisa Wood Shapiro
Assistant Editor
Bruce Shaw
Editing
Melissa Somers
Production Assistant
Ira Speigel
Sound Editor
Manya Starr
Producer
Manya Starr
Writer
Dyanna Taylor
Photography
Matthew Testa
Researcher
Matthew Testa
Associate Producer
Tony Vallante
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Victor
Assistant Camera Operator
Alan Weeks
Production Assistant
Bruce Weitzman
Assistant Editor
Gary Winton
Assistant Editor
Andrew Yarme
Assistant Camera Operator
Andrew Yarme
Sound
David Zyla
Costumes
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2001
Technical Specs
Duration
60m