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Hollywood & the Jews
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Scott Fitzgerald described Hollywood as “a Jewish dream and a gentile tragedy”. Eastern European Jewish immigrants virtually created the ‘studio system’ and the American ‘image’. Examine themes and individuals to reveal the magic of the big screen, while exploring how Jewish identity was portrayed from the beginnings of Hollywood to today’s blockbusters.
25 October – An Empire of Their Own: Jews and Hollywood
1 November – Room at the Top: Meet the Moguls
8 November – It’s Awesome: Representations of the Bible
15 November – Schmaltz for the Masses: Love, Sex and Marriage
22 November – Do They Mean Us?: The Image of the Jew
29 November – Nightmare Images: The Holocaust in American cinema
6 December – Gung Ho!: The Hollywood View of World War Two
13 December – All Together Now: The Hollywood Musicals
20 December – Funny, you don’t look Jewish: Jews and Comedy
25 October – An Empire of Their Own: Jews and Hollywood
1 November – Room at the Top: Meet the Moguls
8 November – It’s Awesome: Representations of the Bible
15 November – Schmaltz for the Masses: Love, Sex and Marriage
22 November – Do They Mean Us?: The Image of the Jew
29 November – Nightmare Images: The Holocaust in American cinema
6 December – Gung Ho!: The Hollywood View of World War Two
13 December – All Together Now: The Hollywood Musicals
20 December – Funny, you don’t look Jewish: Jews and Comedy
Course Dates
- Tue 25th October 11
- Tue 1st November 11
- Tue 8th November 11
- Tue 15th November 11
- Tue 22nd November 11
- Tue 29th November 11
- Tue 6th December 11
- Tue 13th December 11
- Tue 20th December 11