Did Jews Create Your Favorite Pop Culture Trends?

From Disney song classics to “Saturday Night Live,” and from Ruth Handler’s iconic Barbie to Mel Brooks’ comedic genius, Jewish creators have shaped the world’s imagination through pop culture, leaving a legacy of creativity and influence on music, film, and storytelling that continues to define and inspire the cultural landscape today.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:36 Saturday Night Live
01:47 Barbie
02:55 Power Rangers
03:55 Rick Rubin / Def Jam Records
05:04 Mel Brooks
05:59 Stephen Sondheim
07:03 Disney Songs
07:50 Bob Dylan
08:31 Timothée Chalamet
09:14 Wonder Woman
09:57 Outro

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Sources:
–Shepherd, Samuel Eli. 8 young Jewish comedians on what ‘SNL 50’ means to them. The Forward, September 27, 2024.
–Frick, Evelyn. ‘Saturday Night’ Pays Homage to the Jews Who Built SNL. heyalma, October 1, 2024.
–Karpen, Elizabeth. The surprising Jewish history of Barbie. Jewish Unpacked, February 10, 2024.
–Zaltzman, Lior. Haim Saban: 9 things you may not know about the ‘Power Rangers’ creator. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 15, 2016.
–Snapes, Laura. Rick Rubin: Def Jam founder and producer announces debut book. The Guardian, February 11, 2022.
–Mel Brooks. Brittanica.
–The Stephen Sondheim Society.
–Nisinman, Daniel. Some of Disney’s most successful hit songs have a Jewish background. The Jerusalem Post, August 13, 2020.
–Bob Dylan. Brittanica.
–Mumford, Gwilym. Wonder Woman breaks box office record for female director. The Guardian, June 5, 2017.
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Image and footage credits:
Lucasfilm
The Walt Disney Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Barstool Sports
Columbia Records
HBO
Universal Pictures
DeRita’s heirs
Universal Music Group (UMG)
Te Joe Rogan Experience
Warner Bros. Records
REMember Music
The Mirisch Company
Cartier Productions
MATTEL INC.
Saturday Night Live
CBS News Archives
CTV
British Pathe
MCA Records
Interscope Records
Mattel Films
LuckyChap Entertainment
Heyday Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
Hasbro
20th Century Fox
Lionsgate
Entertainment One
Saban Entertainment
Deff Jam Records
MTV
SquareSpace
DARKCHILD
Verse Music Group
PA7MU HDTV
GQ
Brooksfilms
Gaumont
Illusion Arts
Columbia Pictures
Warner Bros. Studio
MGM
Dreamworks Pictures
Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation
60 Minutes
International Video Network
BBC
FOX
ORF
Nobelprize.org
CBS
Getty Images
AFP
Searchlight Pictures
CHANEL
Village Roadshow Pictures
The Roald Dahl Story Company
Heyday Films
Domain Entertainment
Legendary Pictures
ESPN+
Sony Pictures Classics
DC Films
RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Atlas Entertainment
Cruel and Unusual Films
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Executive Producer:
Barry Skolnick
Co-Executive Producer:
Shmuel Katz
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Translation credits:
Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria

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