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    How Jewish émigrés Impacted the Birth of Film Noir

    In the 1930s, as the National Socialist Party gained power in Germany, people around the world did what they could to help Jews escape the Nazi threat. Jewish filmmakers and producers found refuge in Hollywood, and their contributions forever changed American cinema and culture.

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    By Kim Masters • Oct 31, 2014 • 1 min read

    In the 1930s, as the National Socialist Party gained power in Germany, people around the world did what they could to help Jews escape the Nazi threat. Jewish filmmakers and producers found refuge in Hollywood, and their contributions forever changed American cinema and culture. Those stories are told in several new museum exhibits across Los Angeles. Avishay Artsy took a visit to these exhibits and reports on what he found.

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    Damien Chazelle on 'Whiplash'; Jewish Émigrés & Film History
    1. 0:54Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:36Whiplash
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Damien Chazelle on 'Whiplash'; Jewish Émigrés & Film History
    1. 0:54Hollywood News Banter
    2. 6:36Whiplash
    3. 23:08How Jewish émigrés Impacted the Birth of Film NoirYou’re reading this
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