![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 44; Student Tour]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941311_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A Kartemquin Films crew accompanies Kathy Lieb of the Spertus Museum of Judaica as she gives a group of students a tour of the Spertus’ 1994 exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Continue reading →
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Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A documentary produced by Kartemquin Films made to accompany the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibition in which six African-American artists and six Jewish-American artists collaborated on a group show. Features interviews with many of the artists, footage from the exhibition including interviews with patrons, as well as interviews with Morry Fred (Director of the Spertus Museum) and Raymon Price (Director of the DuSable Museum of African-American History). Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 39]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652519324_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A Kartemquin Films crew attends the opening of the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” on May 19th, 1994. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 22; Edith Altman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941290_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In a stream-of-consciousness-style interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Edith Altman talks about the role of the “scapegoat” in Black and Jewish history, the role of art in society, bigotry and the possibility for forgiveness, the “Black holocaust,” and her upcoming piece, “How Shall we Teach our Children?” Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 21; Edith Altman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941733_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In the second part of an interview with Kartemquin Films as part of their 1994 documentary, “Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries,” artist Edith Altman talks a great deal about the Lubavitchers as well as the role of children in her upcoming piece. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 20; Edith Altman]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/653941764_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In a 1994 interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Edith Altman talks about a piece she is working on for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Altman also sheds light on the inspirations for her artwork, her trip to Eastern Europe and Auschwitz, and the difficulty of Holocaust education. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 15]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652442966_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
In the final part of a roundtable discussion in preparation for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibit, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings,” a few of the artists discuss their plans for the show before the meeting is adjourned and the artists talk amongst themselves about race relations, among other things. Continue reading →
![[Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 14]](https://mediaburn.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/652478292_640-228x160.jpg)
Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films
A group of artists taking part in the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s 1994 exhibit “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings” discuss where the responsibility lies in addressing the views of Louis Farrakhan and his followers, as well as other related racial issues. Continue reading →