Jews on PBS

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Just a heads up....PBS is showing three two-hour segments about Jews in America. Check your local PBS schedules.

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1. Saw the first part

Interesting that the term "Jewish Americans" was chosen (coined?) instead of American Jews.

Several years ago, while visiting New York, we toured the Tenements Museum, so that description of how people lived there was quite vivid.

Will be interesting to see what the other two parts will cover.

http://www.pbs.org/jewishamericans/

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2. The story about the lynching of Leo Frank sent shivers

down my spine. Also the story about Henry Ford. I was not aware of all the details.

And then, the split with the more militant black leaders during the Civil Rights movement when the Jews, who participated there in a far higher percentage then their in the population - were told Thanks but, no, Thanks.