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Antisemitism watch group calls to strip Harry Potter actress of BAFTA, OBE

“The terrible thing I face is that Hitler won," Harry Potter actress Miriam Margoyles said in an interview. "He changed us, made us like him.”

Queen Camilla speaks with Miriam Margolyes during a reception to mark the launch of the Queen's reading room medal at Clarence House on March 25, 2025 in London, England. Queen Camilla, accompanied by King Charles III, The Duchess of Gloucester, and distinguished authors along with members of the li
A set of the great hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is seen at the 'Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter' during a press preview before it officially opens to the public on June 16, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan June 14, 2023.

Harry Potter actor rushed to hospital with life-threatening illness

 Alfred's Mortadella

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 Illustrative image of Jason Isaacs.

'Harry Potter' star Jason Isaacs sports yellow ribbon at British film awards


Jewish UK-Australian actress to protest Qatar with 'big gay fundraiser'

Following discrimination of the LGBTQ+ community at the Qatar FIFA World Cup, one Jewish actress spoke out to prevent similar nations from creating the same issues at future events.

 Jewish actress Miriam Margolyes reading an extract from Oliver Twist at the Express Yourself creative writing awards for Sense in 2008.

'Secrets of Dumbledore': Fantastical but leaves much to be desired - review

‘Fantastic Beasts’ has all the glitz and glam of a true ‘Harry Potter’ film, yet treads on careful plot footsteps.

 Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Putin says Russia canceled just like J.K. Rowling, compares to Nazi book burnings

Rowling responded to the Russian leader, saying that "critiques of Western cancel culture are possibly not best made by those currently slaughtering civilians."

Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018.

Pastor leads burning of 'Harry Potter' books, says they're 'demonic'

Pastor Greg Locke has a large social media following and is known for being a staunch Trump supporter.

The books in the 'Harry Potter' series.

Jon Stewart backtracks, says he was joking when he called ‘Harry Potter’ goblins antisemitic

In his earlier podcast episode, Stewart talked about the series’ goblin characters, who run the wizarding world’s bank and covet gold.

Jon Stewart testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee on the need to reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on June 11, 2019 in Washington.

Fight real antisemitism, not Emma Watson - editorial

If we shout “antisemitism” too often about relatively tame criticism of Israel, and if many people become inured to the shouts, we lose the larger struggle against more serious forms of Jew-hatred. 

Actress Emma Watson is seen on the red carpet

Jewish judge dead in hit-and-run by driver claiming to be Harry Potter

75-year-old Judge Sandra Feuerstein was killed in a hit-and-run in Boca Raton, Florida; while a six-year-old boy was injured.

Highway 6 car crash, December 7, 2018

‘Harry Potter’ star narrates new Holocaust documentary

The Holocaust documentary "Out of the Darkness", narrated by actor Jason Isaacs, debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.

Jason Isaacs.

Is Harry Potter going to be a live-action television series?

While many are excited at the prospect, the potential series has sparked backlash online due to J. K. Rowling's controversial history on comments about transgender people.

The books in the 'Harry Potter' series.

‘Harry Potter’ star Jason Isaacs talks about his struggle with addiction

“Every action was filtered through a burning need I had for being as far from a conscious, thinking, feeling person as possible. No message would get through for nearly 20 years.”

Jason Isaacs.