When JITC released #LikeAJew, our goal was to flip the script on harmful Jewish stereotypes and show what it truly means to “act like a Jew.” The reaction online has been overwhelming. From pride to tears to renewed resolve, people around the world have been sharing how this video made them feel seen and inspired. […]
At the 2nd Annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, UTA agent Jacob Fenton presented the Keter Shem Tov Award to the creators and producers of “The Patient” for their authentic religious details and joyful Jewish storytelling. “According to a soon-to-be-released study in partnership with JITC and the Norman Lear […]
Grab your caramel popcorn. We’ve got something to celebrate! Reality television doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to representing its cast members positively or fairly as increased drama equals increased eyeballs. The risks only multiply when the subjects are Orthodox Jews, a group often vilified in the media. But Aaron Zutler, co-founder […]
In light of the horrific terror attacks on Israel, something like a video game may seem trivial. However, so much of the supposed problem of Jews living in Israel is the false narrative that we are white European colonizers. Jews, are in fact, indigenous to the Middle East, and were colonized and oppressed throughout the […]
Jew in the City has been working tirelessly to get better representation of Jews on screen. Next stop on that journey: the Sundance Film Festival — the country’s largest independent film festival. While so much work is going on to combat antisemitism behind-the-scenes within the TV industry, this is the first time JITC’s new Hollywood Bureau […]
It’s the #1 movie in the world right now and has broken many box-office records, and Spider-Man: No Way Home is continuing the series’ representation of Orthodox Jews in Peter Parker’s Queens, New York. Interestingly, the representation is not only of the Hasidic fair, as we usually seen in traditional media. There are modern Orthodox […]
