Media representation of a Jewish immigrant family in the radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs and attained greater popularity from 1949 on as a television sitcom. With its stories of integration and social ascent, The Goldbergs accompanied two generations of Jewish immigrants on their way in American society. The series struck a chord with a widespread public that favored “ethnically” themed entertainment up until the mid-1950s.

The Goldbergs, a Jewish immigrant family, were in the limelight of the radio program between 1929 and 1945 and the television…