Did you know some of your FAVORITE pop culture phenomena were created by Jewish-American artists and authors?
Artist and educator Jessica Rehfield covers surprising cultural contributions in a one-hour talk featuring Leonard Nimoy and Spock’s famous Vulcan salute; The Princess Bride (William Goldman); The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle); The Snowy Day (Ezra Jack Keats), The Mandalorian, and the bonus history of how a Jewish-American song defeated the Nazis, in Bai Mir Bistu Sheyn.
Learn about these and other beloved cultural icons in the first part of a two-part series. Jew Oughta Know Part II will dive into themes of belonging and American identity during Jewish American Heritage Month.