American Jews: The True Hollywood Story

Although this article clearly reflects from present day into the past, it demonstrates what William Toll focuses on in his article about Pacific Jewry with regard to Los Angeles Jews and their impact on the entertainment industry. Haaretz published the article in anticipation of the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, but provided a concise history of Jewish influence on entertainment. Clearly, the Jewish community participated in facilitating the growth of the film industry and also the culture around it. In fact, the article continues to portray the difficulty Jews faced in the entertainment industry and how those problems were dealt with over time.

Also, please find this youtube video, entitled: An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood, which tells the history of the Jewish experience in Hollywood, and the review of the book version of the same story here.