Each year since 2006, the Vermont Historical Society has presented the Richard O. Hathaway Award for “an outstanding contribution to the field of Vermont history.” Past winners have included books, documentaries and plays. Last Saturday, the prize was presented to Vermont Public Television for its documentary “Little Jerusalem.”
Dorothy Dickie (far left) produced the doc, which was nominated by VPT’s chief content officer Kathryn Scott (second from left).
The film, which debuted late last year, is the first Hathaway winner to deal with Jewish themes, in this case the immigrant community that sprang up in Burlington’s Old North End in the 1880s.
What cemented its win? According to VHS executive director Mark Hudson (second from right above), the professional quality of the movie impressed the selection committee. “It had a great story and richness in telling the story of the community and the individual lives that were represented in the story as well,” he added by phone.
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