American TV and Anti-Semitism

Fifty-four years ago on American TV, the scourge of anti-Semitism was called out. The bigots were considered the bad guys.

📺Mary Tyler Moore quietly called out antisemitism in 1972 🔥🔥🔥🔥

In this scene from Season 2 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (“Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda,” aired February 26, 1972), Mary discovers a tennis club friend is uncomfortable inviting Rhoda because she’s Jewish.… pic.twitter.com/wkQ8Pl1ZcY

— BiffBifford™ 🇺🇸 (@TBifford) August 11, 2026

What a difference half a century makes!