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Season 1 – Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History

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Exploring the relationship between Black and Jewish American communities; host Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Judy Berman TIME Magazine Mar 2
The series doesn’t evade thorny topics, bringing particular empathy to its examination of rifts between and within Black and Jewish communities over an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that began long before Oct. 7, 2023. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times Feb 5
Gates has assembled a stimulating, illuminating, maddening, saddening, but often inspiring, story of their relations with the world and one another. Go to Full Review Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media Feb 10
5/5
This outstanding, detailed docuseries offers multiple insights into the parallels between Jewish, Black, and African American experiences in the United States. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Feb 4
5/5
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History could easily span more than four episodes, but what we have here is essential viewing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Henry Louis Gates

Host

Kevin Burke

Producer

Phil Bertelsen

Director

Rachel Fleischer

Co-Producer

Lauren Wimbush

Co-Producer

Rachel Dretzin

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 3, 2026 Let My People Go Exploring the intersecting and diverging fates of the Black and Jewish communities up to the 1920s. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 10, 2026 Strange Fruit How Black and Jewish communities collaborated in music, film and activism from the 1920s to the 1950s. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 17, 2026 The Grand Alliance Tracing the 1960s "Grand Alliance" of Black and Jewish communities in the fight for civil rights, highlighting activism, collaboration and the tensions that tested their solidarity. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 17, 2026 Crossroads Examining the Black and Jewish alliance from the 1970s onward, including political gains, global tensions, rising hate and the enduring lessons of solidarity. Details
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Season Info

Director
Phil Bertelsen
Executive Producer
Rachel Dretzin, Henry Louis Gates, Dyllan McGee, Phil Bertelsen, Sara Wolitzky
Network
PBS
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 3, 2026