Sharon Rosen Leib is a former deputy attorney general in California’s Department of Justice, an award-winning freelance journalist and contributing writer for the Forward and the San Diego Jewish Journal.
Sharon Rosen Leib
By Sharon Rosen Leib
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Opinion A new McCarthyism is attacking Israeli artists — and risks making all of us dumber
Some of my favorite authors signed onto a new boycott of Israeli cultural institutions. Here's why they're wrong
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Fast Forward Did the LA Times decline to endorse Kamala Harris because of her support for Israel?
The call was made by the newspaper’s owner, whose daughter is a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights
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Film & TV Antisemitism isn’t the only reason Hollywood Jews are upset about that Academy Museum exhibit
The exhibit celebrates Hollywood's Jewish founders while also not shying away from some hard truths
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Film & TV How I helped bring the story of Hollywood’s Jewish founders to the Academy Museum — where it belongs
The museum's new 'Hollywoodland' exhibit offers a needed corrective for (some of) its previous oversights
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Culture It happened one flight: The Israeli love affair that changed my life
My heady Haifa romance couldn't last. But it made me relate to Israel in a whole new way
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Film & TV A museum snubbed Hollywood’s Jewish founders. Its next exhibit hopes to make amends
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' first permanent exhibit will explore Hollywood's Jewish roots
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Culture An open letter to Dave Chappelle from the great-granddaughter of a Hollywood pioneer
A problematic SNL monologue triggers a panic attack and a plea for mutual understanding
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News Academy Museum of Motion Pictures course corrects on Jewish founders
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ recent decision to create a permanent exhibition showcasing Hollywood’s pioneers allayed the concerns of critics, historians, activists and another important museum constituency: donors. “Cheryl and I firmly believe that the Jewish contributions to the film industry, from its founding to today, must be highlighted,” said museum lead donor Haim…
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