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An American Pickle
The non-Jewish actress Rachel Brosnahan plays the very Jewish Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel
November 14, 2021, 2:08 pm
Who can play a Jew?
With the role of Golda Meir going to Helen Mirren and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg to Felicity Jones, more voices are asking why identity politics in casting doesn’t seem to apply to Jews
By Amy Spiro
The non-Jewish actress Rachel Brosnahan plays the very Jewish Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel
From the WebNovember 12, 2021, 2:35 pm
Who can play a Jew?
With the role of Golda Meir going to Helen Mirren and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg to Felicity Jones, more voices are asking why identity politics in casting doesn’t seem to apply to Jews
By Amy Spiro
An American Pickle
April 23, 2021, 1:11 pm
An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen to go on Sky Cinema next week
Comedy based on the 2013 short story, Sell Out, by Simon Rich, revolves around a man preserved in brine for 100 years - who has to rebuild his life in the 21st century
By Jewish News
Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, who falls into a large vat of brined cucumbers
August 7, 2020, 11:54 am
REVIEW: An American Pickle (15) * * *
It runs out of sharpened comedic intent, with screenwriter Simon Rich's script packing a decent amount of giggles into 90 minutes.
By Jewish News
July 16, 2020, 4:43 pm
New trailer released for An American Pickle starring Seth Rogen
An American Pickle revolves around Herschel Greenbaum, an immigrant labourer who falls into a huge vat of pickles and emerges 100 years later in modern day New York
By Francine Wolfisz
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