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From left to right: Variety contributor Malina Saval, Alex Edelman, Ike Barinholtz, Marc Maron and Tiffany Haddish speak onstage during the Variety Hollywood & Antisemitism Summit in West Hollywood, California, October 18, 2023. (Araya Doheny/Variety via Getty Images via JTA)
October 20, 2023, 4:40 pm
Variety’s star-studded Hollywood summit on antisemitism takes turn amid war in Israel
Though planned before the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, the Jewish state dominated discussion with A-listers that also included Jewish representation onscreen and combating bigotry
By jacob gurvis
Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper in "Maestro." (Netflix via JTA)
October 4, 2023, 4:22 am
Many Jewish fans unfazed by ‘Jewface’ row surrounding new Leonard Bernstein biopic
Ticket holders at screenings of ‘Maestro’ more occupied with film’s plot than ancestry of Bradley Cooper, who plays Jewish conductor and took some heat over use of prosthetic nose
By Gabe Friedman
Screen capture from video of British actress Dame Helen Mirren during an interview with the BBC broadcast on October 1, 2023. (Daily Mail. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 2, 2023, 12:49 pm
Helen Mirren defends Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’
‘Golda’ actress says there is a ‘delicate’ balance between being racially offensive and accurately portraying a historical figure
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Bradley Cooper plays Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in the 2023 biopic 'Maestro.' (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 6, 2023, 4:11 am
Makeup artist sorry for feelings hurt by Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’
Kazu Hiro says he was surprised by swift, intense backlash to early images of actor in character as Leonard Bernstein
By Gabe Friedman
Bradley Cooper plays Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in the 2023 biopic 'Maestro.' (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 22, 2023, 5:40 pm
Jewish groups: Bradley Cooper’s nose in Leonard Bernstein film not antisemitic
ADL says ‘Maestro’ biopic on legendary conductor not an example of ‘evil caricatures with large, hooked noses’ depicted in antisemitic films; American Jewish Committee agrees
By JTA and ToI Staff
US actor Bradley Cooper arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
August 17, 2023, 2:10 am
Leonard Bernstein’s family defends Bradley Cooper amid ‘Jewface’ storm
Children of late composer say they’re ‘perfectly fine’ with Hollywood star using a prosthetic nose to play their father, adding that it ‘amplifies his resemblance’
By AFP
Bradley Cooper plays Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein in the 2023 biopic 'Maestro.' (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 16, 2023, 12:44 pm
Bradley Cooper under fire for ‘Jewface’ in Leonard Bernstein biopic
Actor uses prosthetic nose in upcoming film, which one social media user says ‘looks like Nazi propaganda’
By Michael Horovitz and JTA
Katerina McCrimmon sings 'Break From The Line' in Bilingual Broadway, June 20, 2023. (YouTube screenshot/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 15, 2023, 1:51 am
US tour of ‘Funny Girl’ casts non-Jewish actor as Fanny Brice, reigniting criticism
A breakout role for Katerina McCrimmon has disappointed some in the theater community who knew the production advertised itself as ‘specifically seeking actors of Jewish heritage’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Oscar Isaac plays the titular character in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry's 'The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window' at the BAM Harvey Theater in Brooklyn, New York. (Julieta Cervantes via JTA)
March 3, 2023, 4:28 am
Oscar Isaac plays a ‘Jewish Hamlet’ in a revival of Lorraine Hansberry’s second play
While some say the Black playwright veered out of her lane in penning the character, others – including Anne Kauffman, who’s directing a just-opened run of the play – beg to differ
By Gabe Friedman
Steve Carell plays a Jewish therapist named Alan Strauss in FX's new series 'The Patient.' (Screenshot from YouTube)
August 6, 2022, 3:11 am
‘The Patient’ creators defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist
In latest ‘Jewface’ flare-up, Jewish writers of Hulu thriller say non-Jewish actor plays part ‘brilliantly’ in business where ‘people are pretending to be other people’
By CALEB GUEDES-REED and Gabe Friedman
Sarah Silverman speaks on stage at Variety's 2022 Power Of Women event in New York City, May 5, 2022. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Variety via JTA)
June 8, 2022, 6:20 am
‘Jewface’ critic Sarah Silverman joins Netflix film casting Bradley Cooper as a Jew
Non-Jewish Cooper will play influential conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein with a prosthetic nose in ‘Maestro’ biopic, which will be released next year
By Andrew Lapin
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein on the set of 'Maestro' (Netflix via JTA)
June 1, 2022, 1:13 am
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in Leonard Bernstein biopic sparks ‘Jewface’ debate
Netflix releases images of Cooper looking unrecognizable as iconic conductor, with many on social media saying makeover is antisemitic, especially since actor is not Jewish
By Gabe Friedman
Hedy Lamarr in the 1941 film 'Ziegfeld Girl.' (Courtesy Alexandra Dean)
March 26, 2022, 4:21 pm
Film museum to add exhibit on Hollywood’s historic Jews – but why were they omitted?
The ‘radically inclusive’ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces the addition amid a larger conversation about Jewish marginalization in the industry
By Andrew Lapin
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in HBO's 'Golda.' (Jasper Wolf)
January 13, 2022, 7:24 pm
Golda Meir’s grandson defends casting of Helen Mirren as former Israeli PM
Shaul Rahabi tells Jewish Chronicle his late grandmother would have loved casting, and being Jewish ‘doesn’t matter at all,’ amid renewed ‘Jewface’ debate
By ToI Staff
Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in HBO's 'Golda.' (Jasper Wolf)
January 6, 2022, 11:27 am
Casting of Helen Mirren as Israeli PM Golda Meir sparks ‘Jewface’ spat
Famed British actress Maureen Lipman says Jewishness of character is integral; others say actors should be allowed to act
By ToI Staff
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