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The Jews of Prime Time

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The Jews of Prime Time
AuthorDavid Zurawik
LanguageEnglish
GenreNonfiction
Published2003
PublisherBrandeis University Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages275
ISBN9781584652342
OCLC51222186

The Jews of Prime Time is a 2003 book by David Zurawik.

Reception

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David Bianculli, a TV critic at the time for National Public Radio’s "Fresh Air" and the New York Daily News, wrote in his review, "(Zurawik's) own thorough and thoroughly entertaining insights about so many TV shows, from 'The Goldbergs' and 'Rhoda' to 'Seinfeld' and 'The Nanny,' make this one of the most important, well-researched and addictively readable television books ever written."[1] Book reviewer Joe Rosenberg wrote in the Baltimore Chronicle, "According to Zurawik, the Jewish heads of pre-cable television at CBS, NBC, and ABC—like the Hollywood moguls of the pre-TV era and the owners of the New York Times and Washington Post—did not want to ‘taint’ their programming with 'Jewishness.'"[2] The book was reviewed in American Jewish History, Library Journal, Judaism, and The Chronicle of Higher Education.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "UPNE - The Jews of Prime Time: David Zurawik". www.upne.com.
  2. ^ "US Democracy, Legal System Are Experiencing an Assault from Fascist Elements - BaltimoreChronicle.com". baltimorechronicle.com.
  3. ^ Kelman, Ari (2003). "Review of Entertaining America: Jews, Movies, and Broadcasting; The Jews of Prime Time". American Jewish History. 91 (2): 336–340. doi:10.1353/ajh.2004.0050. JSTOR 23887209.
  4. ^ DM, Lisa (April 15, 2003). "Review". Library Journal. 128 (7): 87 – via Web of Science.
  5. ^ Gertel, Elliot B. (2005). "Review". Judaism. 54 (3/4): 264–271. ISSN 0022-5762 – via EBSCO.
  6. ^ McLemee, Scott (2003-06-06). "2 Books Explore Curious Absence of Jewish Characters From TV Series in the 1950s and '60s". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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