Review: 'Black and Jewish America' compiles an illuminating history of intersection

Review: 'Black and Jewish America' compiles an illuminating history of intersection

PBS' four-part documentary on the Black and Jewish experience in America, presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr., examines how the two groups intersect with one another and the rest of the world.

'Black and Jewish America' presents 'Strange Fruit'

Tuesday, February 10 at 8 p.m. Explore how Black and Jewish communities collaborated in music, film and fighting fascism from the 1920s to 1950s, navigating divides while shaping culture and confronting injustice. ‘Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History” is a four-part docuseries that explores the complex relationship between Black Americans and Jewish Americans, forged in shared struggle, tested by division and representing a uniquely …