When Wicked first debuted on Broadway back in 2003, the musical was a stirring, thoroughly inventive tale of an unlikely friendship and society’s cruel rejection of its misfits. Today, though, against the backdrop of campus unrest and a disturbing spike in antisemitism—both all too conveniently ascribed to Israel—the message of the just-released, box office record-breaking film version […]
Jews don’t run Hollywood, but we started it, and if we want to fight antisemitism, we need to make sure that we tell proud and authentic stories through television and film using the same mechanisms every other minority group has employed for decades. This was the opening segment of our intro video that we debuted […]
Last Tuesday night, we witnessed “The Greatest Night in Jewish Representation,” a celebration of Jewish diversity like never before. When we first envisioned combining the All Star Awards with The Jewish Media Awards, I wondered if we could bring together Jews from all walks of life and create something meaningful without alienating anyone. To my […]
In 2019, I got the insane idea that we should go to Lincoln Center for our 6th All-Star awards. Everyone told me how challenging it would be, but I didn’t believe them. The planning and fundraising kicked our butts, but the event was magical. The audience left hardly able to find words to express how […]
Good evening and welcome to JITC’s 2nd Jewish Media Awards: The Greatest Night in Jewish Representation. Welcome esteemed honorees, presenters, and studio executives joining us here tonight from Disney, Paramount, Amazon, Sony, and Netflix. The last time we gathered in this prestigious hall for a night of immense Jewish pride was in December 2019. None […]
Everyone’s talking about Nobody Wants This – the rom-com with “the hot rabbi” who loves being Jewish, the shiksa goddess who has a refreshing curiosity for his faith, and some nagging, stereotypical Jewish women and their henpecked husbands. While the series makes some improvements in Jewish representation, there are numerous problematic elements to the story. […]
