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Tag: Goblins

0 Culture Holidays

What My Favorite Chanukah Story Teaches Us About Spiritual Transformation

David Bashevkin in 18forty · 21 Dec

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, a beloved Chanukah story by Eric Kimmel, holds lessons about overcoming darkness and channeling personal struggles into sources of light.

0 Literature Antisemitism

A 'Harry Potter' reboot is coming — here are our unsolicited ideas for Jewish plotlines

PJ Grisar in Forward · 13 Apr 2023

In a light-hearted yet critical take on the Harry Potter universe in light of J.K. Rowling's controversies and Jewish sensitivity, the article suggests humorous Jewish plotlines for a potential Harry Potter reboot.

0 Literature Antisemitism

Opinion | Think the goblins in Harry Potter are antisemitic? Try the rest of British literature

Gordon Haber in Forward · 11 Jan 2022

The article explores the presence of antisemitic stereotypes in British literature, particularly focusing on the depiction of goblins in Harry Potter and other works.

0 Antisemitism Television/Film

Jon Stewart backtracks, says he was joking when he called ‘Harry Potter’ goblins antisemitic

Forward · 7 Jan 2022

Jon Stewart clarified in a video that he was joking when he suggested that goblin characters in the Harry Potter series resembled antisemitic stereotypes.

0 Antisemitism Literature

I am begging you all to shut up about the Harry Potter Jew-goblins

Forward · 5 Jan 2022

The author expresses frustration over the ongoing debate about whether the goblins in the Harry Potter series are antisemitic Jewish caricatures.