A documentary about the Jewish family and estate of Monticello that outlasted Thomas Jefferson.

The documentary "The Levys of Monticello," which was released on streaming platforms Friday, tells the story of the Jewish family that owned the Monticello estate longer than Thomas Jefferson himself.

This movie, released by Menemsha Films, tells the story of Uriah Phillips Levy and his nephew Jefferson Monroe Levy, descendants of Sephardic Jews who fled Portugal during the Inquisition.

The elder Levy served in the Navy and became the first Jew to be promoted to commodore when he fought in the War of 1812.

In 1834, Levy bought Monticello for $2,700 and, in conjunction with 20 slaves, worked to repair the house and care for the grounds of the estate.

After Levy's death and a legal dispute with the U.S. government, Jefferson Monroe Levy became the owner.

The younger Levy, who later became a member of Congress, became the target of an anti-Semitic campaign waged by Maude Littleton, the wife of a congressman who disapproved of his ownership.

The film screened at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in February 2022, where it won the Jury Prize, and was honored at other Jewish film festivals in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

Emmy-nominated director Steven Pressman has made two films about the Holocaust.

"As I was working on the movie and telling people about Levi, a lot of them said, 'You have to be kidding,'" said the"I love telling Jewish stories that are unknown to audiences. "

The movie will be available on Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video streaming platforms, as well as Jewish website ChaiFlicks and a number of cable providers.

"We were struck by the unknown history of the Levy family," Menemsha Films founder Neil Friedman said in a press release.