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In ‘Black and Jewish America,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr explores the history of Black-Jewish partnership and conflict

JL;DR SUMMARY The PBS series "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History," narrated by Henry Louis Gates Jr., investigates the complex historical relationship between Black and Jewish communities in the U.S. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti Defamation LeagueDocumentaryCivil Rights MovementWhite SupremacyCivil RightsPbsHenry Louis Gates Jr.Black Jewish RelationsIntercultural Dialogue

Places mentioned

Selma, Alaska, United States
"Wolitzky told me that Susanna Heschel, daughter of Rabbi Abraham Heschel, who famously marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma in 1965, recounted a department store called Teppers that was near the march."
Merriam, Kansas, United States
"such as Black-Jewish partnership in Merriam, Kansas, to advocate for better Black educational facilities in the 1940s."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"The 20th Annual session of the N.A.A.C.P. on June, 26, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Black and Jewish ends by touching on the political fallout after Oct. 7, but offering hope in the form of an intercultural student dialogue group at UCLA founded in the wake of campus protests and led by professor David Myers, an occasional Forward contributor."

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