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In post-war America, Bess Myerson became the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America competition, but she confronted bigotry and exclusion far more daunting than any pageant. Meanwhile, changing demographics of urban neighborhoods and the emerging civil rights movement led to unprecedented tensions between American Jews and African Americans in New York. Featuring: Kristen Fermaglich, Pamela Nadell, Britt Tevis, Jonathan Greenblatt, Jerald Podair, Charles Isaacs, and Glen Harris Narrated by Mark Oppenheimer Written by John Turner and Lincoln Mullen This series is made possible with support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the David Bruce Smith Foundation. Antisemitism, U.S.A. is a production of R2 Studios at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.
49m 37s · Jul 11, 2024
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