The Image of the Jew and Israel in Contemporary Media


 

Publication Date: March 1979

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America)

Author(s): Julius Schatz

Research Area: Culture and religion; Media, telecommunications, and information

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Media; Culture

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author describes the pervasive influence of film and television in the modern world, and summarizes a number of contemporary portrayals of Jews and Israel in film and television. He further argues that despite the success of individual Jews in the media, the organized institutional Jewish community does not have a sufficient presence in the film and television world to communicate its message effectively.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.55 no.3, Spring 1979.