| Song of a Jewish Cowboy | |
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| Directed by | Bonnie Burt and Judith Montell |
| Produced by | Bonnie Burt Productions |
| Edited by | Bonnie Burt and Judith Montell |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Song of a Jewish Cowboy is a 2002 documentary about Scott Gerber, a rancher and musician from Sonoma County, California, who sings cowboy music and Yiddish folk songs. The documentary shows clips from his performances and a personal interview with Scott.
Summary
Scott's parents were socialist chicken ranchers who moved to Petaluma, California. Scott also went into chicken ranching and then dabbled in shearing sheep. He was instilled with a love of his Jewish heritage from his mother and grandmother, and sings many of the songs they taught him. Much of the documentary focuses on the perceptions of others to the differences between Scott's appearance and the music he sings.
See also
References
- Friedland, Ronnie. "Jewish Cowboys and Chicken Ranchers: Two Films That May Confound Your Stereotypes". Interfaith Family.com. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- Redux (August 5, 2002). "Scott Gerber- The Singing Jewish Cowboy". Everything 2. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- Altman, Andy (January 14, 2000). "Yiddish cowboy: 'I'm not the stereotype'". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
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