Jewish Day School Teacher Turns Chai Into $50,000 on Jeopardy!
(JTA) — Astute viewers could find plenty of signs during the recent “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament that one leading contestant had some Jewish bona fides.
There was the fact that Meggie...
Antisemitism Examined as Social Virus in New PBS Documentary
(J. The Jewish News of Northern California) — Any person who follows the news knows that antisemitism is on the rise around the world. As it has spread, so...
Larry David, Bernie Sanders Appear Together on ‘Today’ Show
BY EMILY BURACK
(JTA) — With a big smile on his face, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared alongside the man who plays him on “Saturday Night Live,” the comedian Larry David, on NBC’s...
CNN, NBC to Air Ad for Oscar-Nominated Documentary About NY Nazi Rally
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — CNN and MSNBC have each agreed to broadcast an ad that Fox News rejected for a documentary about a Nazi rally held in New York...
Edwin Black Show Caters to The New Remote Age
By Edwin Black
Nothing will be the same as we enter our new age — the remote age. We can wish for a return to the jam-packed days that effervesced...
‘Schitt’$ Creek’ Sets an Emmy Record
The Jerusalem Post
At the Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held in Los Angeles on Sunday night, German director Maria Schrader won for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or...
Jewish Life Television Honored By APA Society for Media Psychology & Technology
The American Psychological Association’s Society for Media Psychology & Technology has awarded Jewish Life Television/JLTV its annual News Media Recognition Award. JLTV received this honor in connection with a...
Documentary on Dr. Ruth Delves Into Her Holocaust Past
BY CURT SCHLEIER
(JTA) — Judging by all the media attention, the world loves short Jewish women named Ruth.
One of them, Ruth Westheimer — better known as the renowned sex...
‘Who Will Write Our History’ Shows Resistance, Tragedy of Warsaw Ghetto
By Dr. Alex Sternberg
Everyone who has studied even a little about the Holocaust has heard of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. About 40,000 desperate Jews decided to revolt. We know...
Jewish American Heritage Month Recognizes Illustrators
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is a national commemoration of the contributions that Americans Jews have made to the fabric of our nation's history, culture, and society. The theme for May...