Media, Television and Publishing as Sources of American Jewish History

Session Submission Type: Panel Session

Abstract

Media, Television and Publishing as Sources of American Jewish History

In this panel, we have put together three presenters who have proposed presentations on the varied ways that Judaism and Jewishness have been expressd in different forms of publishing and media. The first explores 19th century Sephardi cookbooks, focusing particularly on gender and women's experiences. The second examines accounts of the Shoah in Nashville newspapers. The third explores connections between two major television productions of the 1970s - Roots (1977) and Shoah (1978).

Sub Unit

• Modern Jewish History in the Americas

Chair

• Shiyong Lu, New York University

Individual Presentations

• Community Activism for Entertaining Evils: Dramatizing Slavery and the Holocaust in 1970s American Television - Jonathan Marrow, Oxford University

• Nashville Reports on the Holocaust - Ellie Smith, Middle Tennessee State University

Zoom Host

• Zoom Host 08