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‘Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?’ NOVA documentary says we’re making progress
Gerri Miller
April 7, 2016
Every 66 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer\’s disease, the progressive form of dementia that causes memory loss and cognitive decline.
PBS revisits notorious Leopold and Loeb case in ‘The Perfect Crime’
Tom Tugend
February 3, 2016
It was a time of unease for middle-aged Middle Americans.
Producer of Netanyahu documentary: March speech revealed Bibi’s true self
Jewish Journal
January 6, 2016
The debate between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama over the Iran deal, the clash between the two when they came into office in 2009, and Netanyahu’s rise to power in the early ’90′s was the topic of “Netanyahu at War.\”
In new show, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ creator samples the globe with famous friends
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2015
Next year in Jerusalem. At least that’s Phil Rosenthal’s plan.\n
PBS documentary shows how Mayor Tom Bradley changed L.A.
Aron Chilewich
August 12, 2015
Tom Bradley became Los Angeles’ first African-American mayor in 1973 by bringing together a multiracial coalition of Blacks, Jews, white liberals and Latinos in the years after the Watts Riots.
‘Downton Abbey’ and the Jews
Jewish Journal
February 25, 2015
Much more than a highbrow soap opera about a family of British aristocrats and their servants, “Downton Abbey” has been deeply rooted in the history and social issues of the early 20th century.
PBS documentary traces 350 years of Jewish migration
Tom Tugend
February 18, 2015
“You survive, you honor us by living,” Martin Greenfield’s father told him.
Join globetrotter Bruce Feiler on a journey through Jerusalem
Tom Tugend
December 17, 2014
Every religion has its pilgrimage, and PBS’ “Sacred Journeys” provides a lively visual guide to six of the best-known destinations for the devout.
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