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Coen brothers on #OscarsSoWhite: We write what we know – Jews and Minnesotans
Jewish Journal
February 8, 2016
Asked about diversity in Hollywood last week, the Coen brothers defended to the Washington Post their history of making movies about Jews and Minnesotans.
Your guide to Jews and the Emmys
Jewish Journal
August 25, 2014
Here\’s your list of all the most important Jews in the Emmys.
Andrew Garfield ditches Oscars, ruins ‘Batkid’ segment
Jewish Journal
March 6, 2014
Today in handsome Jews acting badly, actor Andrew Garfield has reportedly let down a 5-year-old cancer survivor.
AIPAC vs. Oscars
Jewish Journal
February 28, 2014
Anti-Semites say that Jews control Hollywood. And they say that Jews control Washington. But can we control both at once?
Seth MacFarlane: Not an anti-Semite
Rob Eshman
February 25, 2013
No one sends out press releases to announce that something is not anti-Semitic. That’s why this morning’s media is full of reports that host Seth MacFarlane’s Oscar performance last night was just shy of Mahmoud Ahmadinijad’s U.N. speech.
Documentary traces changes in kibbutz life
Tom Tugend
May 23, 2012
Back in the 1930s and ’40s, when Diaspora Jews desperately needed a symbol of Jewish strength and pride, the brawny, sunburned kibbutznik became the poster image for the new Jew emerging in Palestine.
Katy Perry’s preacher father slams Jews in sermon
Jewish Journal
January 9, 2012
The father of pop star Katy Perry, a preacher at an Ohio church, ranted against Jews during a sermon.
For top stars like Madonna, Israel gig becoming more common
Jewish Journal
September 8, 2009
Madonna managed to sprinkle some of her fairy diva dust on Israel during her recent tour, calling the Jewish state the world\’s \”energy center,\” wrapping herself in the flag on stage and even lighting Shabbat candles with Sara Netanayahu.
For your consideration
Rob Eshman
January 8, 2009
Hollywood and the movies still cling to the image of the Jew-as-victim, while in the world beyond Blu-ray the reality is much more … complicated.\n\n
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