Posted on 10/18/2023 2:12:27 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Silence on Antisemitism, Regrets Wearing a Cross on ‘The Morning Show’: Why Can’t It Be a Star of David?
Julianna Margulies is speaking out against Hollywood for staying silent on antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war. The Emmy-winning actor attended the Variety Hollywood & Antisemitism Summit, presented by The Margaret & Daniel Loeb Foundation and Shine A Light, and said she is continually asking herself why many major Hollywood stars are not speaking out in support of Jewish people.
Margulies added that she’s “disheartened” by the silence, and she’s “trying to understand and work around why every single person in our industry isn’t standing up. I don’t understand. It is shocking.”
“Maybe they are afraid?” Margulies wondered. “I don’t know what they are afraid of. Losing followers? It’s just insane to me. That’s not how I roll. Listen, the last thing I thought in my life was that I’d be the one actress speaking out for Jews. I hope I inspire other people to come out and talk and use their voice and use their platform to draw attention to this.”
Antisemitism and Hollywood
Margulies currently stars on Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show” as news anchor Laura Peterson, and she told a story about coming to regret letting her character wear a cross on the show. During her costume fitting for the series, the show’s costume designer put a cross necklace around her neck.
“I did not think twice,” Margulies said. “I put the cross on. And then the character became popular. I went in the next season and there in my dressing room was the cross. Because I have started this Holocaust education program for schools since that happened, I have thought…what if Laura Peterson was wearing a Star of David? We don’t have to talk about [her religion]. But what if that character was just wearing a Star of David? Why did i not just say, ‘Hold on, why is that a cross?'”
“On TV, characters are not ever wearing the Star of David,” she continued. “I regret that. I am sorry about that. I am going to be a lot more careful in the future…It’s so easy to put on a cross. Why isn’t it just as easy to put on a Star of David?’
Margulies stressed that she has no issue playing characters of other religions, nor is automatically bothered by non-Jewish actors taking on Jewish roles. As she noted, her “Morning Show” character is a lesbian single woman while Margulies is married to a man and has children.
“Does that mean I can never play a single motherless woman?” she said when asked about Jewish characters only being played by Jewish actors. “It’s a slippery slope. I am 100% on board that I cannot play Black or Asian…but when it comes to religion, I’m on the fence about it. I am an actor. I’m supposed to make the character I play believable. That’s a slippery slope…we’re actors, we are supposed to act. We need to be careful how we tread there.”
“The Morning Show” is currently airing is third season through Nov. 8 on Apple TV+. Margulies is an executive producer on “Jack and Sam,” a documentary about two Holocaust survivors.
(”Uncle Joe”) Stalin’s Ukrainian Holocaust?
Because Hollywood stands with Hamas that’s why.
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No disrespect, but you have been around these people for decades and you are just now figuring out who they are???
Funny that the article doesn’t actually say that she is Jewish - she is - as are SO MANY HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES who are not speaking up in support of Israel. Good for her.
“No disrespect, but you have been around these people for decades and you are just now figuring out who they are???”
Exactly! A person doesn’t need to be MENSA material to see it.
It’s a bit sticky for the left and Hollywood because the funding for the Hamas frivolities pretty much came from the dims.
Mrs. Margulies, while I am in full support of you, Israel and the Jewish people, I think it has to do with proportions, i.e., the Jewish people represent such a small proportion of the population as compared to Christians.
I guess the good news for her is that The Morning Show is unwatchable.
Hollywood is so terrified about not being the MOST left leaning people on the planet. Coming out against Hamas goes against the Squad…and you cannot have that.
Hollywood has such a rich history of Jewish American talent. I thought they pretty much built the movie industry. I guess it’s controlled by the Chinese much more now, and they side with our enemies.
JINO’s. “Jewish in name only” Dennis Prager can explain it in full.
I call them modern-day Kapos.
Why is Julianna surprised?
Did Christians kill those people i Israel in the attack?
Never heard of that show but I remember her from ER, I think, was the name of it.
But they are probably 60% or more of the power brokers in Hollywood -- the studio chiefs, the agents, managers, producers, financiers, hoteliers and real estate brokers, as well as many of the writers, actors, costumers, film editors, and other studio personnel. That crowd is whom she is compaining about.
These people are complete nutcases and are totally brainwashed by Ted Kennedy’s national religion of multiculturalism wokeness.
We can see why the producers wanted her character to wear a cross - because she’s apparently playing a lesbian and it’s their way of mocking Christians....
Hollywood is one of the biggest sources of evil in the world. No question about it.
Hollywood hates people of faith,ame antichrist spirit as Hamas.
Hey Juliana! If you want to wear a Star of David wear it! Stand up for what you believe in and you will be surprised how many stand up with you!
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