Tag: Jewish Representation In Media

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."
"No Hard Feelings," a sex comedy currently streaming on Netflix, subverts stereotypes and tropes commonly seen in Jewish comedies.
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."
Fran Drescher, known for her role in "The Nanny," was once a sex icon in a Jewish summer camp movie called "Gorp" in 1980.
The first Jews in Canada were Sephardim who founded the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Montreal in 1768, with Ashkenazi Jews following from Europe.
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.