Former Child Actress Mara Wilson Calls Out Pro-Trump Anti-Semitism

By Phoebe Maltz Bovy November 1, 2016

Saw this on the subway platform last night. I know it’s just hastily drawn graffiti on a drawing, but it bothered me… pic.twitter.com/CxrxgWdXpy

— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) November 1, 2016

Mara Wilson, whose new book about her experiences as a child actress promises to be moving and brilliant, is just as insightful on the topic of Trump-era anti-Semitism. In a series of tweets, she describes her fears of letting others know she’s Jewish, due to the anti-Jewish bigotry the GOP presidential candidate has unleashed.

These tweets got a number of thoughtful responses, as well as some… less so. (No, for crying out loud, the six-point star drawn on Hillary Clinton’s head is not a pentagram!)

Phoebe Maltz Bovy edits the Sisterhood, and can be reached at [email protected]. Her book, The Perils of “Privilege”, will be published by St. Martin’s Press in March 2017.

Phoebe Maltz Bovy is a former editor of the Sisterhood blog at the Forward. Her writing has appeared in several publications, including The New Republic and The Atlantic. Her book, “The Perils of ‘Privilege,’” was published by St. Martin’s Press in March 2017. She has a PhD in French and French Studies from New York University, and has read a lot of 19th century French Jewish newspapers for a 21st century American.

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