There Are Jews Here
There Are Jews Here is the story of America’s disappearing Jewish communities.
Over 1 million American Jews live in once thriving small towns that have seen better days. Exploring themes of faith and community, our film is an intimate look into what Jews are doing to keep their communities alive or ensure their legacies are not lost. Come with us to Butte, Montana, Laredo, Texas, Dothan, Alabama, and Latrobe, Pennsylvania where you are sure to be surprised by the people you meet who are doing their part to keep the Jewish spirit alive.
Read more about the project at therearejewshere.com
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Production Team & Partners
Directors: Brad Lichtenstein, Morgan Elise Johnson; Producer: Brad Lichtenstein, Morgan Elise Johnson; Director of Photography: Jason Longo; Sound: Colin Sytsma, Jacob Fatke, Ken King; Additional Camera: Keith Walker, Colin Sytsma, Mitch McCabe, Mark Trottenberg, Brett Wiley, Margaret Byrne, Brad, Lichtenstein; Editor: Matt Lauterbach; Assistant Editors: Morgan Elise Johnshon, Ian McManama; Composer: Vernon Reid; Director of Engagement: Tobey Libber
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Press
August 10, 2017- Southern Jewish Life Magazine| Birmingham, Alabama
‘There Are Jews Here” Part of Montgomery Capri Cultural Film Festival
July 26, 2017- Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle| Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chronicle Editor Wins Two Awards
May 17, 2017- The Jewish World| Albany, New York
Are We Facing Decay of Small Town Life?
April 15, 2017- San Diego Jewish World | San Diego, California. Doc Film Examines Four Isolated Small Town Shuls
March 09, 2017- Amherst Bulletin | Amherst, Massachusetts
We’re Still Here: Documentary Profiles Dwindling, Rural Jewish Populations
January 26, 2017- Washington Jewish Week | Rockville, Maryland ‘There Are Jews Here’ Showcases Dwindling Small-Town Religious and Cultural Life
January 18, 2017- Charleston Gazette-Mail | Charleston, South Carolina
Documentary on Small-Town Jewish Communities to Show at Film Festival
January 10, 2017- The Forward | New York, New York
This Filmmaker Captured Vanishing Jewish Communities Across America
January 3, 2017- Tablet Magazine | New York, New York
Room for Jews
September 28, 2016- Shepherd Express | Milwaukee, WI
Dispatch from the Milwaukee Film Festival: Recommendations Familiar and Unfamiliar
September 26, 2016- WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio | Milwaukee, WI
From Alabama to Montana, Film Reveals that ‘There Are Jews Here’
September 21, 2016- The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle | Milwaukee, WI
Review: “There Are Jews Here” is a tender avalanche
September 16, 2016- The Jewish Chronicle | Pittsburgh, PA
Documenting slow decline of a vanishing Latrobe congregation
