Tag: PBS
Condoleeza Rice: Hamas should have been banned from 2006 PA election
The administration of President George W. Bush should have insisted Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas disarm Hamas ahead of the 2006 P.A. legislative election that the terrorist group won, former Secretary of State Condoleezza...
‘Finding Your Roots’ show divulges new info on family of Michael Douglas
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. shined a light revealing some of the mysteries behind the families of two Hollywood celebrities.
A new episode of “Finding Your Roots” debuted on PBS on April 2, showing findings demonstrating the Jewish roots...
How music led to a cantor’s survival story, and how it lives on in...
April tends to feature a flurry of Holocaust-related arts pieces—from new exhibits to books to webinars and movies. One of them this year offers a through-the-generations feel that brings the past right into viewers’...
PBS documentary focuses on ‘Jews of the Wild West’
Amanda Kinsey, an Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, came up with the idea of a documentary on Jews who lived in the Wild West while digging through the Beck Archives in the basement of the University of Denver library.
“I was blown...
PBS postpones ‘Til Kingdom Come’ on Israel, evangelicals pending review of material
PBS has postponed its broadcast of the documentary “Til Kingdom Come” after the media watchdog group CAMERA raised concerns over factual errors.
“In response to communication from CAMERA, PBS notified our senior staff on March 26 that...
Greenblatt: ‘Israel is the victim in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict‘
In an interview with Judy Woodruff for “PBS NewsHour,” U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt said Israel wasn’t to blame for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that the Jewish state is “trying their...
PBS TV special whitewashes Iran’s repression of Jews, hatred for Israel
Tuesday’s “PBS NewsHour” featured a segment about Iran’s Jews living in apparently relative peace despite the Islamic Republic chanting “Death to Israel.”
“Many people outside of Iran are going to remark that you’re not being...
Investigation reveals bias PBS curriculum on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A recent investigation by the media watchdog group CAMERA has revealed bias in school curriculum produced by PBS on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
PBS now offers American schoolteachers lesson plans to accompany some of the documentaries it distributes....