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Benjamin Ivry

Forward contributor

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Posted inCulture, TV

Why Jews will miss the Corporation of Public Broadcasting terribly

by Benjamin Ivry August 4, 2025August 4, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Since 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has been almost entirely funded by Congress. On Aug. 1, CPB announced that it will close next year, following a White House initiative to end its […]

Posted inPolitics, Bay Area, U.S., Culture, Northern California, California, History, News

The secret Jewish history of Alcatraz

by Benjamin Ivry May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
Posted inCulture, Opinion

Targeted by Trump for oblivion, the Voice of America once nurtured the dreams of Jews worldwide

by Benjamin Ivry March 18, 2025March 18, 2025
Posted inBooks, Culture, History, Opinion

How the biggest antisemitic riot in America transformed Jewish history 

by Benjamin Ivry November 26, 2024November 26, 2024
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Posted inComedy, Culture, Opinion

The humorless cruelty of Trump supporters is an insult to the Jewish tradition of insult comedy

by Benjamin Ivry October 29, 2024October 29, 2024
Posted inBooks, Community, Obituaries, Culture, Jewish Life, TV, TV & Film

Ruth Westheimer — woman of valor, Lion of Judah and America’s most famous sexologist

by Benjamin Ivry July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
Posted inCommunity, Obituaries, Jewish Life, Opinion

Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev’s mixed legacy on the Jews

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward August 31, 2022
Posted inCulture, Film, TV, TV & Film

How Dean Stockwell, dead at 85, fought antisemitism and inspired Jewish moviegoers

by Benjamin Ivry and Forward November 10, 2021

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