The 51st State


		program The 51st State Episode Description ?Governor Byrne Tries Honesty? by Jerome Wilson probes Byrne?s struggle with the Trenton State legislature over his proposed income-tax for New Jersey; ?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene? by Joelle Shefts profiles the last synagogue in Fort Greene, Brooklyn being crowded out by a newly-arrived black Christian community; ?A Race Apart? by Ted Ransom studies the Ramapo Mountain People, the so-called ?Jackson Whites?; Howard Tuckner and guests Ralph Parada, James Haughton, and Irving Levine discuss the changing ethnic priorities in the current recession, in a segment titled, "Minorities: The New Majority". Subjects Byrne, Brendan -- Office of the Governor -- New Jersey Synagogues -- Fort Greene -- Brooklyn (N.Y.) Ramapo -- New York (State) Recessions -- New York (State) Type/Genre News Director Colgan, Mick Executive Producer Hyatt, Gordon Producer(s) Kotuk, Richard Ransom, Ted Chaykin, Dan (as Producer/Reporter) Feiner, Lisa (as Producer/Reporter) MacAndrew, Gail (?Discussion?) Host(s) Tuckner, Howard (as Senior Correspondent) Guest(s) Parada, Ralph ("Minorities: The New Majority") Haughton, James ("Minorities: The New Majority") Levine, Irving ("Minorities: The New Majority") Other Credits Anson, Robert Sam (as Political Correspondent) Armstrong, Kay (?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene?) Blanck, Peter (?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene? and ?Ramapo Mountain People?) Chumbley, Leonard (Technical Director) Clark, Leslie (Research) Dane, Isabella (?Discussion?) Edwards, John (Associate Director) Foresta, Tony (?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene? and ?Ramapo Mountain People?) Gale, David (Research) Gardner, William C. (as Production Assistant) Garris, Raenelle (Research) Goldberg, Mark (Production Manager) Hashii, Ginny (?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene?) Jackson, Bob (?Ramapo Mountain People?) Nolan, John (Lighting Director) Orner, Eric (?The Last Synagogue in Fort Greene?) Ortiz Jr., Eulogio (Associate Producer) Peaslee, Richard (as Musical Theme) Puglisi, Bob (?Ramapo Mountain People?) Schaef, Nancy E. K.(as Production Coordinator) Formats Digital Beta DVD VHS Reference Number ARC-FFS-19 Program History Scope and Content Access Policy Made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commision (NHPRC) The 51st State Web site is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York. ©2007 Educational Broadcasting Corporation


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