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J-TV is an online global Jewish channel which features weekly content on Jewish wisdom, current affairs, light entertainment and live events. The show was created in the Spring of 2016 and was launched in the UK Parliament. J-TV aims to educate adults and the youth throughout religious and secular communities in the UK and worldwide and does by means of producing media content exploring a variety of subjects and areas.

Founder
J-TV was founded by Oliver Anisfeld in 2016. He is listed in the Algemeiner's 2017 J100.

Current Affairs
The Current Affairs segment invites many interesting figures to the show to be interviewed and to engage in debates. The content of this segment usually focuses on news concerning the world Jewish community and Israel. J-TV has had various high-profile political guests on the show in the past. Among them are US Senator Tim Kaine, Baroness Chakrabarti, Norman Finkelstein, a political scientist, Ben Shapiro, editor of The Daily Wire, Noor Dahri, a Muslim Zionist activist, Hillel Neuer, of the UN Watch, Baroness Tonge, Danny Ayalon an Israeli diplomat and Ken Livingstone, the former Mayor of London. Academics such as Efraim Karsh, Alan Dershowitz, David Horowitz and Daniel Schueftan have also featured on the show. It is usually hosted by Dr. Alan Mendoza.

Jewish Wisdom
The Jewish Wisdom segment of the show involves itself around exploring Jewish concepts and ideas, often by means of talking to Jewish educators and Rabbis such as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz and Rabbi David Fohrman. Many monologues have also been created by J-TV on key Jewish philosophical questions such as why there is suffering and the power of miracles. In 2016, J-TV held a debate between an atheist, A. C. Grayling, and a Rabbi, Daniel Rowe, entitled The God Debate, about the arguments behind the existence of God. In 2017, J-TV interviewed the former head of the UK Liberal Democrat Party, Tim Farron about his having to resign leadership of the party due to his religious Christian beliefs. This segment is usually hosted by Oliver Anisfeld.

Entertainment
The light entertainment segment of J-TV consists of humorous and lighthearted comedy sketches such as Baking with Bubbe, Bling my Sukkah and Testing Londoners' Jewish Knowledge. It is usually hosted by Marco Laurence and Elliot Zee.

Collaborations
J-TV have worked in collaboration with a number of other organisations both in the UK and internationally to produce content and reach a wider audience. Among them are Camp America, The Shabbat Project, StandWithUs, the Zionist Organization of America, UJIA, Israel Britain Alliance, March of the Living, Olami and Tribe.

Recognitions
J-TV has been recognised by a variety of news outlets and other organisations around the world. Among them are the Jewish News, The Daily Mail, The Times, The Times of Israel, Jewish Press, the Jewish Chronicle, the Guardian the Algemeiner Journal and Bloomberg. The Algemeiner Journal listed the J-TV founder, Oliver Anisfeld, as one of their J100 list of influential people in 2017 due to his work with J-TV.