Does it really matter if an actor isn't Jewish when they are hired to play a Jewish character?
Paul Pfeiffer's bar mitzvah made Jewish television history when "The Wonder Years" devoted an episode to it in 1989.
It won’t be the first time that Meir has been portrayed in a big production. But Israeli prime ministers beyond Meir haven’t exactly hogged screen time in Hollywood productions over the years.
“Mank,” the black-and-white Netflix film about Jewish screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, earned 10 Oscar nods, including for best picture, making up nearly half of Netflix’s total nominations.
It’s likely that only the most zealous of film buffs are aware of the Jewish sides to Mankiewicz’s story. Here’s some of that history.
The film's protagonist is based on Frank Rosenthal, a real Jewish gambling expert from Chicago who had ties to the Chicago Outfit and eventually headed to Vegas to run casinos for them.
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed the news on Thursday.
Jewish directors, producers and writers are credited with developing the Hollywood system as we know it today.
“Dirty Dancing” star Jennifer Grey has a small role in the film, as does Scott Caan (son of Jewish actor James Caan).
The legendary Ben Bard Drama School was for decades one of Hollywood’s most prominent and respected acting academies.
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