Jake Gyllenhaal and Christina Applegate are among the stars slated to appear in a new Sesame Street-style production geared at teaching Jewish-American children about Jewish culture. "Shalom Sesame," ...

Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Stiller and Christina Applegate are just a few of the stars slated to appear in a new Sesame Street-style production geared at teaching Jewish-American children about Jewish ...

“Sesame Street” is filming a new 12-part series, “Shalom Sesame,” geared toward Jewish-American children and designed to help forge a Jewish identity and affinity with Israel. HERZLIYA, Israel (JTA) — ...

Jake Gyllenhaal and Christina Applegate are among the stars slated to appear in a new Sesame Street-style production geared at teaching Jewish-American children about Jewish culture. "Shalom Sesame," ...

“Shalom Sesame” was released on DVD and two episodes have been shown on public television nationwide and in the Chicago area. Rights to the rest of the series are not available for broadcast because ...

Shalom Sesame is an adaptation of Sesame Street, the children's television show. It was produced in 1986 and 1990 for public television stations in the United States, aimed at introducing Israel and ...

US non-profit organisation Sesame Workshop is bringing back Shalom Sesame and Rechov Sumsum, the Israeli versions of Sesame Street, in partnership with a local network. Preschool channel Hop! will ...

Grover has been getting to know Israel. The furry, blue “Sesame Street” character has visited the Dead Sea, Caesarea, the Western Wall and even Jerusalem’s shouk to sample the produce. Along with ...

“Shalom Sesame” could be a model “for preserving and sharing minority cultures,” such as Native American, migrant worker and Muslim-American, she said, and maybe a version could be developed for older ...

When I was a student at Hillel Torah in suburban Chicago, we loved watching “Rachov Sumsum” in class. I’m glad that a new generation of young Jews will get the same great treat thanks to the Sesame ...