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Shylock

Dustin Hoffman as Shylock
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Trump says he didn’t know antisemitic history of ‘Shylock’ when he criticized bankers with the term

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

(JTA) — After facing criticism, President Donald Trump said he was unaware that the term “Shylock” was widely considered antisemitic when he used it to describe unscrupulous bankers during a […]

In "Shylock," Doug Brook plays Jon Davies, an actor playing the role of Shylock in a production of "Merchant of Venice." (Photo/Edmond Kwong-ImageWurx)
Posted inCulture

Jewish actor tackles Shylock, and audience expectations, in San Jose show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
UC Irvine Law Dean L. Song Richardson on stage in “Shakespeare Trial: The Shylock Appeal” (Courtesy Berkeley Law School)
Posted inTheater

Mock trial for Shylock is ‘intellectual reality TV’

by Patricia Corrigan February 10, 2020
a dignified man with a beard looks defiant
Posted inArt, Culture, On Stage, Theater

‘Merchant of Venice’: a play for our time?

Edmon Rodman by Edmon J. Rodman June 26, 2017March 23, 2018

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