Premiering this week and continuing weekly is the four-part series “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr., at the start of what happens to be Black History Month. “One is antisemitism, one is anti-Black racism,” whose purpose here is to explore “the areas of overlap.” They aren’t the only victims of bigotry in American history and modern America; Italians and Irish immigrants had their turn, too. Gates has assembled a stimulating, illuminating, maddening, saddening, but often inspiring, story of their relations with the world and one another. Still, many of the stories here are based on Black and Jewish friendships. Because when the stuff hits the fan, they’re coming after both of us.”‘Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History’How to watch: PBS

Source: Los Angeles Times February 07, 2026 11:50 UTC