Free voice of labor--the Jewish anarchists

Duration: 60

Year Published: 1980

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Focuses on the Jewish anarchists as disillusioned immigrants in American sweatshops. Historian Paul Avrich articulates the group's history and philosophy and shows how the spirit of the anarchists remains alive as they reminisce about the group's experiences. Blends stills, newsreel footage, and interviews with participants which reveal the group's contribution to the U.S. labor movement and the development of Yiddish culture in this country.

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