Myra Breckenridge surveys a small pile of dung!
What might The Reader/Viewer think of Mr. Shapiros’ title ‘The Oscars Is Filled With Trash Humans’ as just convenient hyperbole, but that not just probably refers to Jews, in an industry once dominated by Jews? This story from The Hollywood Reporter provides insights on that very question:
Guest Column:
Headline: The Academy and ADL Explain Why Museum Needed to Tell Hollywood’s Jewish Origin Story With Upcoming Exhibit
sub-headline: An important element of this story is “the role the movies themselves played in exposing the effects of antisemitism in society,” write Bill Kramer and Jonathan Greenblatt.
MARCH 21, 2022 10:02AM
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There is a deep connectivity between Jewish film artists and the fight against antisemitism. Take screenwriter and producer Dore Schary, for example. In the late 1950s, after experiencing antisemitism in his own life and seeing its deleterious impact on society, Schary went on to become national chairman of ADL. Most Americans may not remember his name, but Schary was a pioneer both in the industry itself and in standing up for the rights of leftist filmmakers during the anti-communist Red Scare. He paid an incredible price for his activism, but nevertheless became a courageous and valiant leader against antisemitism in the U.S. His name is largely forgotten by the American public — and shouldn’t be.
Another important element of this Hollywood story is the role the movies themselves played in exposing the effects of antisemitism in society. Take Gentleman’s Agreement, the groundbreaking 1947 film starring Gregory Peck. The story follows a journalist who decides to write an exposé about antisemitism by pretending to be a Jew himself. Directed by Elia Kazan, the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three, including best picture. Films like this helped to raise public awareness about the detrimental impacts of casual antisemitism in society. … No one can be this willfully ignorant of the History and contribution of Jews to the Hollywood Mythology !
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Mr. Shapiro political remit has expanded to Cultural Critic, from his usual Political Commentary? He has granted himself a new avenue of attacking ‘Liberals’ as the creature of his darkest thought configurations. The Reader is best served by quick rhetorical jumps, from minute by minute, to longer intervals, that makes Mr. Shapiro appear as a Max Senate Keystone Cops reel at high speed!
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