Postville: When Cultures Collide
Brief Synopsis
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The last 10 years have transformed Postville, Iowa, population 1,500. In 1988, Aaron Rubashkin, a New York entrepreneur and Hasidic Jew, bought an abandoned meatpacking plant in Postville and reopened it as a kosher slaughterhouse. Trained Rabbis were hired to oversee the koshering process and other
Cast & Crew
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Paul Berge
Narration
Philip Blobaum
Videography
Steve Carns
Videography
Carlyn Crowe
Publicist (Iptv)
Jeff Cue
Videography
Laura Helle
Graphics
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Iowa Public Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
The last 10 years have transformed Postville, Iowa, population 1,500. In 1988, Aaron Rubashkin, a New York entrepreneur and Hasidic Jew, bought an abandoned meatpacking plant in Postville and reopened it as a kosher slaughterhouse. Trained Rabbis were hired to oversee the koshering process and other Jews followed. Soon, the plant's 400 jobs attracted Hispanic and Eastern European workers.
Cast
Paul Berge
Narration
Crew
Philip Blobaum
Videography
Steve Carns
Videography
Carlyn Crowe
Publicist (Iptv)
Jeff Cue
Videography
Laura Helle
Graphics
Jeff Horn
Graphics
Kris Knight
Videography
Neal Kyer
Engineer
Jim Leasure
Audio Mixer
Lyn Loheed
Engineer
Michael J Miller
Engineer
Tom Moore
Executive Producer
Jeff Muller
Engineer
Rosanne Rowen
Engineer
Karen Schweitzer
Engineer
Nikki Tundel
Editor
Nikki Tundel
Producer
Nikki Tundel
Writer
Russell Wall
Engineer
Michael Wegner
Executive Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Iowa Public Television
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
