JL;DR

Daily Podcasts Video Research

Tag: House Un American Activities Committee

0 Television/Film Politics

Some named names, some didn't, but it's not just a story of good guys and bad guys

Mervyn Rothstein in Forward · 2 Jun

Lionel Stander's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee serves as a focal point for "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been," a docudrama reviving historical scrutiny of the 1940s-50s Communist scare through a modern lens.

0 Art History

An activist Jewish artist who used his work to fight fascism

Cathryn J. Prince in Forward · 23 Dec 2025

Arthur Szyk, a Polish-born Jewish artist, used his artwork as a powerful form of activism against fascism and bigotry.

0 History Politics

How blacklisted Hollywood artists joined forces to make a truly subversive film

Benjamin Ivry in Forward · 6 Jun 2024

"The Salt of the Earth," released in 1954, was a groundbreaking film made by blacklisted Hollywood artists, including Jewish individuals like Herbert Biberman and Paul Jarrico, who faced persecution for their leftist views during the Red Scare.

0 History Art

Celebrating the work of pioneering ‘powerhouse’ choreographer Bella Lewitzky

Joy Sable in Jewish Chronicle · 21 Mar 2024

The Yorke Dance Project is celebrating its 25th anniversary by honoring the pioneering choreographer Bella Lewitzky alongside Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham in a show titled California Connections: Three Pioneering Women.

0 Television/Film History

How two Normans — Jewison and Lear — changed this Oscar-winning actress' life

PJ Grisar in Forward · 25 Jan 2024

Lee Grant, a two-time Oscar winner, returned to making movies after being blacklisted for 12 years, with the help of Norman Jewison and Norman Lear.