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New PBS docuseries examines the ‘interwoven history’ of Black and Jewish Americans

(RNS) — Despite both having a history of persecution, the groups’ alliance has repeatedly been tested.
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

PBS to air four-part documentary series on Blacks, Jews in America

The Black and Jewish communities found themselves swimming against parallel currents,” said host Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Jewish lawyer who sued Henry Ford for libel remembered in new documentary

Sapiro v. Ford will be shown on January 21 and 28 at the New York Jewish Film Festival and will be shown in Israel at a date ...

First Transport of Jewish Women to Auschwitz Explored in Doc from Director Inspired by Abolitionist Ancestors (Exclusive)

'999: The Forgotten Girls' is being shown in special screenings in L.A. and N.Y.C. on Jan. 27 in honor of Holocaust ...
The Times of Israel

New documentary depicts the lawsuit that humbled Henry Ford – and revved up US Jewry

After its world premiere at the Miami Jewish Film Festival on Sunday, 'Sapiro v. Ford' is making the Jewish festival rounds ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary.

The comedy director reflects on Brooks’ Jewish identity, his influence on modern comedy and “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!
The Jewish Exponent

Director of Oct. 7 Documentary ‘Road Between Us’ Highlights a ‘Story of Hope’

Everyone has heard of the unlikely hero — that person who, despite all odds, comes to the rescue in a seemingly herculean way. It can be the mom who, in a burst of adrenaline, partially lifts a car to ...
UNESCO

Voices that Survived: Jewish Memory and Resilience in Ukraine

On 27 January, the world commemorates an important and tragic anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Officially known as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of ...