L'Chayim
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L'Chayim (literally translated to To Life) was an American Jewish talk show shown every Sunday on National Jewish Television. It was produced by the independent non-profit organization, Jewish Education in Media (JEM).
Background
L'Chayim premiered on WMCA Radio in New York City on February 2, 1979.{{Cite web |last=Silverthorn |first=Deb |date=29 May 2008 |title=Shalom TV brings Jewish programming to Dallas – Texas Jewish Post |url=https://tjpnews.com/shalom-tv-brings-jewish-programming-to-dallas/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Texas Jewish Post |language=en-US}} Produced and hosted by JEM's executive director, Rabbi Mark S. Golub, L'Chayim features issues, people and events of importance to Jews.{{Cite web |last=Mindell |first=Cindy |date=2013-05-22 |title=Conversation with Rabbi Mark Golub: Defining – and creating – "Jewish television" |url=https://www.jewishledger.com/2013/05/conversation-with-rabbi-mark-golub-defining-and-creating-jewish-television-/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Jewish Ledger |language=en-US}} L'Chayim was one of the first Jewish programs to adopt a contemporary talk format and has always featured guests from a variety of Jewish movements, reflecting JEM's pluralistic approach to modern Jewish life.{{Cite web|last=Mark|first=Jonathan|title=The Man Behind The Jewish PBS Has A Plan To Put His Show On The Map|url=https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/jbs-putting-jewish-tv-on-the-national-map/|access-date=2020-07-11|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US}}
In the early 1980s, L'Chayim was sponsored in Jewish communities by local Jewish federations. L'Chayim moved from WMCA to WOR Radio in New York City in the mid-1980s.
In 1990, L'Chayim premiered on television where it continues to air until Golub's death in 2023.
L'Chayim is part of the Jewish Broadcasting Service.
L'Chayim interviews have been transcribed for print in Anglo-Jewish papers, and an interview with Isaac Bashevis Singer is included in an anthology published by SUNY Press.
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.lchayim.com}}
Category:American talk radio programs
Category:Jews and Judaism in New York City
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