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Jewface

From left to right: Variety contributor Malina Saval, Alex Edelman, Ike Barinholtz, Marc Maron and Tiffany Haddish speak onstage during the Variety Hollywood & Antisemitism Summit in West Hollywood, California, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Araya Doheny-Variety via Getty Images)
Posted inTV & Film

Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes a turn amid war in Israel

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis October 20, 2023October 20, 2023

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (JTA) — When he heard that Hamas had called for a global day of protest last week to accompany its deadly attack on Israel, Alex Edelman’s mind turned, naturally, […]

Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in "Maestro." (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inFilm

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

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman October 4, 2023October 4, 2023
Steve Carell plays a therapist named Alan Strauss in the FX series "The Patient."
Posted inTV & Film

Creators of Hulu’s ‘The Patient’ defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist in latest ‘Jewface’ flare-up

Caleb A. Guedes-Reed by Caleb Guedes-Reed and Forward August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of "Maestro." (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

Netflix releases photos of Bradley Cooper wearing prosthetic nose to portray Leonard Bernstein, reigniting Jewish representation debate

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 1, 2022June 1, 2022
Actor Kathryn Hahn as Rabbi Raquel Fein on “Transparent.” (Photo/Amazon Prime)
Posted inOpinion

No, Jewish characters do not need to be played by Jewish actors

by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin and RNS November 4, 2021
(Illustration/JTA-Plume Creative-Getty Images)
Posted inUncategorized

The ‘Jewface’ debate about casting non-Jews as Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias

MaNishtana by MaNishtana and JTA October 13, 2021

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