Entertaining America
Subtitle: Jews, movies, and broadcasting
By: [edited by] J. Hoberman and Jeffrey Shandler ; contributions by Maurice Berger ... [et al.].
Contributors: Hoberman, J.; Shandler, Jeffrey.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York : Jewish Museum, under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Jews in the performing arts -- United States
Description: "Entertaining America is a captivating look at one of the longest-running and most provocative public discussions in America: the relationship between the nation's Jews and its entertainment media. This colorfully written, lavishly illustrated book surveys how Jews have participated in - and been identified with - American movies, radio, and television from the nickelodeon era at the turn of the twentieth century to the present day."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-319) and index.