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Fast Forward Adrien Brody wins best actor Oscar for ‘The Brutalist,’ his second for playing a Holocaust survivor
Brody called out antisemitism in his acceptance speech
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Fast Forward ‘No Other Land,’ about Israeli demolition of Palestinian village, wins Oscar for best documentary
And the filmmakers used their speeches to make a pointed call for peace
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Film & TV Oscars 2025: Hollywood crowns a new Jewish queen, and Israeli-Palestinian best documentary winners make waves
Other Jewish wins include 'A Real Pain' and Adrien Brody for 'The Brutalist'
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Film & TV Is ‘A Real Pain’ the Jewish Oscar film we’ve been waiting for?
The acclaimed film avoids the tropes and tragedies that have defined other Jewish Academy Award nominees
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Culture I’m an art historian who researches the Holocaust — here’s why I hated ‘The Brutalist’
Brady Corbet’s lauded film starring Adrien Brody as a Hungarian emigré demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of the Holocaust and architecture
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Film & TV In the brutality of ‘The Brutalist,’ a misunderstanding of the Jewish architect’s experience
László Tóth's story runs counter to the real-life experience of Marcel Breuer, Ernő Goldfinger and others
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Film & TV How the master builder behind ‘The Brutalist’ was inspired by her hometown synagogue
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