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Coming soon: Ask a Hollywood Jew

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October 9, 2009

So you’re the next Meryl Streep—but how do you get an agent? Or you’re a writer with a hot, new pilot and no money. Or maybe you’re in film school, and you have no idea what’s next; all you know is that you could be BIG—if only you had the right connections.

Whether you’re trying to break into the business or you’re a passionate cinephile who wants to debunk Hollywood myths (“Do Jews really run Hollywood?” “And how Jewish are they anyway?” “Does Ari Emanuel really have a Biblical ego?”), consider your problems solved.

Jewishjournal.com’s ASK A HOLLYWOOD JEW is going to get all your burning questions answered by Hollywood’s elite. You send us your questions, and we pass them on for answers to the movers, shakers and dealmakers. All you have to do is submit your question to askahollywoodjew@jewishjournal.com and we’ll get the right person in the business to respond. Then we’ll post your question with an answer on our new blog ASK A HOLLYWOOD JEW.

Remember, you don’t have to be Jewish to ASK A HOLLYWOOD JEW….

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