Stand-up comedian Judy Gold, a veteran of comedy specials on HBO, Comedy Central and LOGO, and star of two critically acclaimed Off-Broadway shows: The Judy Show – My Life as a Sitcom and 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, takes on Jewish mothers, as well the history and importance of Jewish women comedians from Gertrude Berg, Totie Fields, Joan Rivers and Gilda Radner to Sarah Silverman and Amy Schumer. Judy will be in conversation with Joyce Antler, Professor Emerita at Brandeis University and author of You Never Call: You Never Write: A History of the Jewish Mother.
This dispatch comes to you from Israel, a nation still trying to overcome the loss of 45 lives during a Lag B’omer celebration on Mount Meron last Thursday.
In 1942 the Nazis came close to conquering the Middle East during World War II. Gershom Gorenberg , an award-winning journalist and author, spent years researching and piecing together the truth about Rommel’s army and just how close it was to Cairo and Tel Aviv. He will discuss his new book, War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East, and share the journey that took him around the world to learn more about this fascinating story of espionage and intrigue. Gershom will be in conversation with former CBS News correspondent and Moment contributor Dan Raviv.
Violins decorated with mother-of-pearl six-pointed stars have gained popularity and value with claims of Jewish or Holocaust origins. What do the experts say?
In her latest review, Film Editor Dina Gold discusses White Eye, a new Israeli short film about racism and prejudice.
