TCM To Celebrate Jewish Experience On Film

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate movies focusing on Jewish history throughout the month of September, the network said Thursday.

TCM’s The Projected Image: The Jewish Experience on Film, will air Tuesdays during September will feature more than 20 films including The Jazz Singer, Judgment at Nuremberg, Hill 24 Doesn’t Answer, The House of Rothschild, The Young Lions and The Way We Were, said network officials.

Each Tuesday will feature a different theme, including The Evolving Jew and The immigrant Experience (Sept. 2); The Holocaust (Sept. 9); Israeli Classics and The Jewish Homeland (Sept. 16); Tackling Prejudice (Sept. 23) and Coming Of Age (Sept. 30), said the network.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.