The Biggest Pop Culture Icons You Never Knew Were Jewish | Unpacked

From Disney song classics to “Saturday Night Live,” and from Ruth Handler’s iconic Barbie to Mel Brooks’ comedic genius, Jewish creators have shaped the world’s imagination through pop culture, leaving a legacy of creativity and influence on music, film, and storytelling that continues to define and inspire the cultural landscape today. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:36 Saturday Night Live 01:47 Barbie 02:55 Power Rangers 03:55 Rick Rubin / Def Jam Records 05:04 Mel Brooks 05:59 Stephen Sondheim 07:03 Disney Songs 07:50 Bob Dylan 08:31 Timothée Chalamet 09:14 Wonder Woman 09:57 Outro Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1 Recommended video—10 Jewish Inventions That Changed the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqP8QD3m43Y&list=PL-DNOnm… We have merch! – http://shop.Unpacked.media/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source… Let’s connect: Website — https://www.Unpacked.media Instagram — /unpackedmedia Twitter — /unpackedmedia TikTok — /unpackedmedia Facebook — /unpackedmedia ----------- Sources: –Shepherd, Samuel Eli. 8 young Jewish comedians on what ‘SNL 50’ means to them. The Forward, September 27, 2024. –Frick, Evelyn. ‘Saturday Night’ Pays Homage to the Jews Who Built SNL. heyalma, October 1, 2024. –Karpen, Elizabeth. The surprising Jewish history of Barbie. Jewish Unpacked, February 10, 2024. –Zaltzman, Lior. Haim Saban: 9 things you may not know about the ‘Power Rangers’ creator. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, July 15, 2016. –Snapes, Laura. Rick Rubin: Def Jam founder and producer announces debut book. The Guardian, February 11, 2022. –Mel Brooks. Brittanica. –The Stephen Sondheim Society. –Nisinman, Daniel. Some of Disney’s most successful hit songs have a Jewish background. The Jerusalem Post, August 13, 2020. –Bob Dylan. Brittanica. –Mumford, Gwilym. Wonder Woman breaks box office record for female director. The Guardian, June 5, 2017. ----------- Image and footage credits: Lucasfilm The Walt Disney Company Sony Pictures Releasing Barstool Sports Columbia Records HBO Universal Pictures DeRita's heirs Universal Music Group (UMG) Te Joe Rogan Experience Warner Bros. Records REMember Music The Mirisch Company Cartier Productions MATTEL INC. Saturday Night Live CBS News Archives CTV British Pathe MCA Records Interscope Records Mattel Films LuckyChap Entertainment Heyday Films Warner Bros. Pictures Hasbro 20th Century Fox Lionsgate Entertainment One Saban Entertainment Deff Jam Records MTV SquareSpace DARKCHILD Verse Music Group PA7MU HDTV GQ Brooksfilms Gaumont Illusion Arts Columbia Pictures Warner Bros. Studio MGM Dreamworks Pictures Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation 60 Minutes International Video Network BBC FOX ORF Nobelprize.org CBS Getty Images AFP Searchlight Pictures CHANEL Village Roadshow Pictures The Roald Dahl Story Company Heyday Films Domain Entertainment Legendary Pictures ESPN+ Sony Pictures Classics DC Films RatPac-Dune Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films LamboMan7 on DeviantArt, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License, https://www.deviantart.com/lamboman7/art/Wonder-Woman-Gal… ----------- Executive Producer: Barry Skolnick Co-Executive Producer: Shmuel Katz ----------- Translation credits: Portuguese: Saymon Pires, www.livrariasafra.com.br, @safralivraria About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #culture #comedy #musical