''L'Chayim'' (literally translated to ''To Life'') is an American
Jewish
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talk show
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shown every Sunday on
National Jewish Television
National Jewish Television is a three-hour Jewish television block shown Sundays on religious and public-access television cable TV channels in the United States. National Jewish Television was founded in 1979 by Joel Levitch.
History
National ...
. It is produced by the independent non-profit organization,
Jewish Education in Media (JEM).
Background
''L'Chayim'' premiered on
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*WMCA (AM), a radio station operating in New York City
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Radio in
New York City
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on February 2, 1979. Produced and hosted by JEM's executive director,
Rabbi Mark S. Golub, ''L'Chayim'' features issues, people and events of importance to Jews. ''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.
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.
''L'Chayim'' is part of the Jewish Broadcasting Service and can be seen at JBSTV.ORG.
''L'Chayim'' interviews have been transcribed for print in Anglo-Jewish papers, and an interview with
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer ( yi, יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903 – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born American Jewish writer who wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated himself into English with the help ...
is included in an anthology published by
SUNY Press.
References
External links
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American talk radio programs
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