Al Jolson and the Jazz Singer: The Jewish story behind Hollywood’s first talkie

[The Jazz Singer clip plays.] Jonathan: That’s Al Jolson. That’s Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. From Unpacked, this is Jewish History Nerds, the podcast where we nerd out on awesome stories in Jewish history. I’m Jonathan Schwab. Yael: And I’m Yael Steiner, and we’re coming to the close of our summer celebrating and studying […] The post Al Jolson and the Jazz Singer: The Jewish story behind…