Gertrude Berg in The Goldbergs.By Hap ErsteinLong before there was e-mail there were tenement windows, an almost-as-effective communications vehicle for ethnic housewives to yell “Yoo-hoo” to each other.That was the catchphrase that kicked off each episode of a pioneering radio and, later, TV show called The Goldbergs. Written by and starring Gertrude Berg as an upbeat, … [Read more...]
Film feature: Documentary celebrates sitcom pioneer of ‘The Goldbergs’
Gertrude Berg, creator of The Goldbergs.By Hap ErsteinAviva Kempner can pinpoint the moment she chose to make a film about radio and television pioneer Gertrude Berg, whose radio and television show The Goldbergs was a precursor of so many sitcoms, from I Love Lucy to Seinfeld.“I went to the Jewish Museum in New York, for an exhibit called Jews Entertaining America,” the … [Read more...]