Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s award-winning television news magazine and podcast, mosaic, has earned national recognition from the prestigious Telly Awards for the third consecutive year, with two episodes from its 47th season receiving Bronze Telly Awards honoring excellence in television and video. This year’s winning episodes highlighted two of the most critical issues facing the Jewish community: combating antisemitism and support for Israel.
The Telly Awards are among the nation’s premier honors recognizing excellence in video and television across broadcast, digital, and streaming platforms, receiving more than 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and six continents.
The first recognized episode, “Combating Antisemitism Through Education,” explores the powerful impact of education as mosaic host Susan Shulman Pertnoy spoke to local students and their teacher from The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens – the first school in the nation to perform the acclaimed play, “Here There are Blueberries.” The play examines the Holocaust through the story of a photo album created by Nazi guards at Auschwitz, and prompts powerful lessons on moral responsibility and the hatred Jews continue to face today. Jo Gon, the executive director of Federation’s Palm Beach Center to Combat Antisemitism & Hatred and Public Affairs, took part in a panel discussion after the play’s premier and was featured in the winning mosaic episode.
The second award-winning episode, “Wine, War and Israel’s Economy,” examines how Israel’s wine industry continues to innovate and persevere amid ongoing economic challenges. The episode features an interview with Shira Granot of the Combat Antisemitism Movement and a wine journalist, who shared how the stories behind Israeli wines are bridging divides in ways words alone cannot. Guy Kuperman, a member of Federation’s Strategic Planning Implementation Committee who is also involved with the Palm Beach Israel Council, spoke about the growing connections between the Palm Beaches and Israel and how those connections are impacting local economies.
“For nearly five decades, mosaic has helped our community better understand the challenges and opportunities facing the Jewish people through thoughtful, powerful, and timely conversations,” said Michael Hoffman, president and CEO, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. “Receiving national recognition for the third consecutive year is a testament to the quality of the program and the importance of this work. We’re proud to continue educating and connecting through meaningful journalism in ways that impact lives in our community and beyond.”
Hosted by Susan Shulman Pertnoy, mosaic continues to shine a spotlight on the issues, people, and stories shaping Jewish life locally, in Israel, and around the world.
The latest recognition builds on the program’s recent success. In 2025, mosaic received a Silver Telly Award for its powerful episode featuring survivors of the October 7, 2023, attacks in Israel. In 2024, the program earned a Bronze Telly Award for its season finale featuring non-Jewish leaders from the Palm Beaches reflecting on a Federation-led Community Leaders Study Tour to Israel following the attacks.
View these award-winning episodes and the full mosaic library at jewishpb.org/mosaic or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
