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Meet Me At Brooklyn And Soto: Los Angeles (1996)

  
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Once the largest Jewish community west of Chicago, East Los Angeles' Boyle Heights neighborhood is the subject of this nostalgic documentary. Profiling the vibrant community of the 1920s through the 1950s, the film includes rare archival footage, interviews, and recollections of the Breed Street shul, the Soto and Michigan Jewish Community Center, and other historic locations and institutions. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
 
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