Jews on the Small Screen: Laughing at Jews, Laughing with Jews

This series delves deep into the ever-evolving portrayal of Jewish identity, both its challenges and triumphs, in the medium of American television. From the early endeavors to introduce Jewish culture to mainstream audiences and the complex legacy of antisemitism in post-World War II America to the power of humor in shaping Jewish narratives and the transformation of Jewish female characters beyond traditional stereotypes, these sessions weave together a tapestry of cultural understanding
Laughing at Jews, Laughing with Jews
I. Antisemitic, Philosemitic, Allosemitic
II. Die Yiddishe Mama
III. Seinfeld’s Rabbi”