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 LA’s Academy Museum initially excluded Hollywood’s Jewish origins. A new exhibit on Jewish film pioneers fixes that.
The museum's opening more than two years ago sparked controversy for not including the industry’s Jewish beginnings
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The red pin, depicting a hand with a black heart in its palm, caused an uproar in parts of the Jewish world
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Culture Oscars 2024: ‘Oppenheimer’ cleans up, ‘Zone of Interest’ director calls out Israel
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Film & TV This group thinks Jews aren’t a protected minority in Hollywood — here’s how they’re trying to change that
Allison Josephs is leading a charge — and sending an open letter to the Academy — for more nuanced and authentic portrayals of Jews
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