Sid Grauman: A Hoosier Jewish builder of Hollywood

In this episode of In Jewish History, Michael sits down with Ross Melnick to discuss Sid Grauman—the Hoosier Jewish showman who helped shape Hollywood’s golden age.Melnick is a professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was named an Academy Film Scholar and an NEH Fellow for his acclaimed book, Hollywood's Embassies: How Movie Theaters Projected American Power Around the World, which explores how movie theaters became powerful tools of American cultural influence worldwide.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Michael interviews the first Jewish Mayor of Indianapolis, Stephen Goldsmith.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Michael decodes the Sydney Pollack story.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Kenneth Turchi speaks about his book "Looking Forward, Giving Back: The history of Jewish Merchants in Downtown Indianapolis."

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Vincennes historian Richard Day talks about the history of the Gimbel Buildings and other early Jewish settlements in Vincennes, Indiana.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Dr. Alex Kor of Candles Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, discusses his book “A Blessing, Not A Burden.”

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Rabbi Dennis Sasso discusses the history of Beth El Zedeck.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Rabbi Sue Silberberg talks about her journey and how she created a home away from home for Jewish students.

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Trent Pendley, author and former President of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society, talks about his book and project "A Jewish History ofIndiana’s Dunelands."

In this episode of “In Jewish History,” Harriet Miller revisits her work on the “Biography of Minette Baum,” a project she published 50 years ago. She explores Minette Baum’s vital role in aiding Jewish immigrants in Fort Wayne and her lasting contributions to Jewish community building.