Ruth Panofsky on how the TV series ‘Little Bird’ also evokes the suffering of Holocaust survivors
I teach a graduate seminar on Holocaust Literature. I’ve taught the course a number of times in our Master’s program. My students have always come from a wide range of cultural backgrounds. Last winter, one student identified herself as Indigenous. She expressed a deep interest in the Holocaust and admitted that she was drawn to […]
‘Little Bird’ called on Jewish and Indigenous writers and actors to tell the story of a child caught in the Sixties Scoop
A six-episode series that brings together Jewish and Indigenous creatives to tell the story of a First Nations child taken from her home and adopted during the Sixties Scoop will be premiering May 26 on Bell Media’s streaming service, Crave. Christina Fon, executive producer of the Indigenous-owned production company Rezolution Pictures, brought the idea of […]
Reflections on ‘Bubbe’s Boarding House’ and the dearth of quality Hanukkah content for kids
It doesn’t hold up—if it ever worked in the first place.
Season three of Shtisel was worth the wait
By Sara R. Horowitz