People of the Crossing Airing on PBS

Albuquerque Journal:

Isaac Artenstein’s journey in filmmaking is about telling stories. The director’s latest documentary, “People of the Crossing: The Jews of El Paso,” is the fifth in a series of films focusing on the Jewish experience along the United States/Mexico border. “It’s been a two-year project in earnest, Artenstein says. “Though it seems like you’re always working on the project.”

“People of the Crossing: The Jews of El Paso” will air at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will broadcast at 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, on World, channel. 5.4. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. Artenstein says the documentary is a multi-layered portrait of a Jewish community on the Texas border that is told through family stories that take viewers through the culture, customs and history of this important gateway between continents, people and languages.

“We learn from descendants of 19th century Jewish pioneers, current community leaders, artists and historians about the uniqueness of Jewish El Paso, with its multicultural congregations.

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