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PBS Series Explores Black-Jewish History Amid Current Tensions

2/11/2026

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The PBS documentary series Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History examines historical links between Black and Jewish communities.
Filmmaker Sara Wolitzky highlights early 20th-century parallels in violence, such as lynchings and pogroms.
The series was conceived by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
It examines collaboration during the Civil Rights Movement and notes Rabbi Heschel.
After the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, UCLA's Dialogue Across Difference seeks to foster unity.

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The PBS documentary series Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History examines historical links between Black and Jewish communities.
Filmmaker Sara Wolitzky highlights early 20th-century parallels in violence, such as lynchings and pogroms.
The series was conceived by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
It examines collaboration during the Civil Rights Movement and notes Rabbi Heschel.
After the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, UCLA's Dialogue Across Difference seeks to foster unity.