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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 82]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

  Kartemquin Films interviews Morrie Fred, Director of the Spertus Museum of Judaica, about their 1992 exhibition Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries. The interview takes place after the exhibition has been finished and on display in the museum, and Fred discusses the risks involved in doing a gallery exhibition about potentially controversial issues.

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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 80; Morry Fred]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

  In an interview with Kartemquin Films, Morry Fred, Director of the Spertus Museum of Judaica, reflects on the museum’s 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Fred talks about what inspired him to pursue the project, the project’s successes and shortcomings, and the unbalanced nature of Black–Jewish relations.

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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 81]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

  Kartemquin Films interviews Morrie Fred, Director of the Spertus Museum of Judaica, about their 1992 exhibition Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries. The interview takes place after the exhibition has been finished and on display in the museum, and Fred talks about the failed attempt to involve DuSable Museum of African American History and why he thinks the partnership never happened and its effects on the resulting exhibition.