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Tag: Jewish Representation In Media

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A New Jewish Summer Camp Movie With an Incredible Jewish Cast Is Coming

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 31 Jan

Director Rachel Israel, known for the film "Keep the Change," has just finished filming her new star-studded and Jewish-themed movie, "Floaters in Manhattan."

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Blending seemingly contradictory Jewish clichés, Jennifer Lawrence's Netflix sex comedy works better than it should

ALanger in Forward · 6 Dec 2023

"No Hard Feelings," a sex comedy currently streaming on Netflix, subverts stereotypes and tropes commonly seen in Jewish comedies.

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The Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ has been plagued by ‘Jewface’ controversy. Many Jewish fans don’t care.

Gabe Friedman in Forward · 3 Oct 2023

The biopic "Maestro" about Leonard Bernstein, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, has been criticized for its non-Jewish stars' use of prosthetics to portray Jewish characters, leading to a controversy known as "Jewface."

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Fran Drescher Once Starred In a Raunchy Movie About Jewish Summer Camp

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 5 Sep 2023

Fran Drescher, known for her role in "The Nanny," was once a sex icon in a Jewish summer camp movie called "Gorp" in 1980.

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Chai Means Live

Bonjour Chai · 26 May 2022

The first Jews in Canada were Sephardim who founded the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Montreal in 1768, with Ashkenazi Jews following from Europe.

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A Serious Comedy

Rich Cohen in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2020

The Coen Brothers, acclaimed filmmakers, are often seen as exploring various genres in their movies, but a closer look reveals that they are actually expressing a distinct Jewish sensibility, particularly that of midwestern Hebrews.