Mayim Bialik: Being Jewish in Hollywood

Mayim Bialik: Being Jewish in Hollywood

Tuesday at 12:00pm PST

Join AJU for this special event, featuring actor, author, director, and Neuroscience PhD Mayim Bialik, in conversation with AJU’s Chief Innovation Officer Rabbi Sherre Hirsch. Together they will explore how Mayim’s Jewish journey has evolved over the years, her newest projects, and how she has responded the to most recent streams of antisemitism in the media.

Mayim Hoya Bialik is best known for her lead role as Blossom Russo in the early-1990s NBC television sitcom Blossom. She is most recently known for playing the role of Kat Silver on the hit Fox comedy, Call Me Kat and as the current host of Jeopardy. She played the role of Amy Farrah Fowler on the hit CBS comedy, The Big Bang Theory and received multiple accolades with 2 Critics’ Choice Award wins, 4 Emmy nominations and a SAG Award nomination. She also wrote and directed the feature film As They Made Us. She co-hosts a podcast on mental health titled Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown. Bialik has a PhD in Neuroscience from UCLA and has authored a myriad of books. Follow her on Instagram @missmayim.

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch is the Chief Innovation Officer at American Jewish University. She made headlines as the first female rabbi at Sinai Temple, the largest Conservative congregation on the west coast. She served as Senior Rabbinic Scholar at Hillel International, where she created and developed Hillelwell, an initiative for Hillels worldwide to become the recognized address for preventative mental health. A thought leader and author on spirituality and religion, Rabbi Hirsch has appeared on the Today Show, ABC News, Extra, and PBS, among other outlets, and has been a contributor to Time.com, Oprah Magazine, the Jewish Journal, the Hollywood Journal, and more.