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Liel Leibovitz

Spectator – Rock ‘n’ Roll of Ages

\”Litigation is one of the sincerest forms of flattery,\” said David Segal, co-founder of Jewsrock.org. Shortly before the Web site — which originally used the phrase, the Jewish rock and roll hall of fame — was to go online earlier this year, Segal and partner Jeffrey Goldberg were slapped with a trademark infringement suit, by that other Rock \’N\’ Roll Hall of Fame, the one in Cleveland.

Fall Season’s New Jewish Wasteland

A careful look at the new season reveals that of more than 50 shows in the networks\’ fall lineups, only a handful of characters are openly and identifiably Jewish. Coming on the heels of several years of increased visibility — think \”Seinfeld,\” \”Friends,\” Charlotte\’s conversion on \”Sex and the City,\” Dr. Joel Fleischman of \”Northern Exposure\” — the dearth of Jewish protagonists is peculiar.

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