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The Plot Against America
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
Harvey Weinstein Photo credit: Joel Ryan/PA Wire
June 11, 2021, 10:49 am
Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan to portray journalists who investigated Weinstein
She Said looks at the disgraced movie mogul's downfall and the rise of the #MeToo movement
By Jewish News
Scene from Netflix drama Unorthodox
July 30, 2020, 3:01 pm
Unorthodox, Maisel, Mrs America and more: Jewish shows in the running for Emmys
Jewish TV stars are well positioned to clean up when the winners are revealed in September
By JTA
A working-class Jewish family in New Jersey watches the political rise of aviator-hero and xenophobic populist Charles Lindbergh, as he becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.
July 10, 2020, 2:05 pm
The United Hates of America
Brigit Grant speaks to director Minkie Spiro about her take on Philip Roth’s dystopian novel for television
By Brigit Grant
Winona Ryder at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. (Credit: Karon Liu, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15771575)
June 22, 2020, 1:11 pm
Winona Ryder says she was once told she ‘looked too Jewish’ for period film part
The Stranger Things star opened up about her Jewish identity ahead of the UK release of The Plot Against America, out next month
By Mathilde Frot
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