On February 5 Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, knighted Simon Schama, the 73-year-old historian and Columbia University professor.
“We are alarmed that during the past few years, constructive criticism of Israeli governments has morphed into something closer to antisemitism.”
Could Bannon’s recommendation be an attempt to counter the narrative that Breitbart’s attacks on Ivanka and Jared aren’t motivated by their religion?
Photographer Frédéric Brenner explores identity with massive projects that remind some of Jean-Claude Christo’s artworks. His new show turns the lens on Israel — with a challenge.
I may have gone too hard on my bubbe in a blog post last week. As it turns out, she may not have been at fault for my abysmal score on Thirteen-WNET’s Yiddish quiz, created in honor of Simon Schama’s five-part series, “Story of the Jews.”
PBS tests readers knowledge of Yiddish words like ‘futz’ and ‘l’chaim’ as part of its promotion for the upcoming ‘Story of the Jews.’ Michael Kaplan got just 8 of 15 questions right.
Simon Schama has produced 45 documentaries and 16 books. But the upcoming PBS series ‘The Story of the Jews’ is his most personal — and emotional — project ever.
PBS this spring will air “The Story of the Jews” with Simon Schama, a five-part documentary that examines the impact Jewish culture has made on the world.