Ask Andrew: April 13, 2021: Depictions of Jewish People from list 2021 movies Watch Video
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Description: My question is about representations of Jewish people in American movies. In this time of thinking more about depictions of various groups, I was thinking to myself about the types of role models I saw growing up. I was wondering what films you think have left the greatest mark in terms of representing Jews in American cinema. And how do these films depict “Jewishness”? Is it typically a source of extreme tragedy (e.g., Schindler's List)? Self-deprecating comedy? Who do you feel are the Jewi
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