'You Forgot the Jews': A Full-Circle Moment at the Television Academy | Guest Column

"I'd like to thank the Academy." That's how I opened my presentation at the Television Academy last week, and the room laughed. I understood why. It sounded like a joke. But I meant it sincerely. I was there to present the research our organization, the Jewish Institute for Television and Cinema (JITC) Hollywood Bureau, did with the Norman Lear Center on Jewish television representation and our studio Jewish fact sheet, to a packed room of entertainment professionals. The event was hosted by the newly formed Television Academy Jewish Affinity Group. As I stood there, I couldn't help . . .