Category Archives: Jews

US Jews More Likely to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Push Compared With Other Religious Groups

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Luke Ford

Report: Jewish Americans are among the demographics with the greatest readiness to vaccinate against COVID-19, a survey published on Wednesday found. The survey, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)/Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), concluded that “Jewish Americans are most … Continue reading →

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Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen (7-14-21)

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Acting Jewish by Henry Bial, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=140799 02:00 Henry Bial’s The Jewish Pop Culture Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-703243949/jewish-pop-culture-podcast-lecture-feb-23 15:00 Styxhexenhammer Show ep. 17- I Was Right Again About Breadtube Astroturfing (Superchat Q&A), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PYnrBY-z9s 16:00 Definition of Breadtube, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BreadTube 28:00 David Mamet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet … Continue reading →

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Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Luke Ford

From the 2005 book by Henry Bial, Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen: * At 8:00 P.M. on the evening of Thursday, 14 May 1998, the Jewish Museum in New York City hosted a panel discussion … Continue reading →

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Saving Private Godward (7-1-21)

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Luke Ford

00:00 Saving Private Ryan, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saving_Private_Ryan 01:30 Justin Martyr’s Dialog with Trypho, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spv_T4QE9Ow 03:00 Justin the Martyr, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Martyr 05:00 Fruit of the Holy Spirit, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_of_the_Holy_Spirit 36:45 Justin Martyr by Andrew Hayes, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmdaGIteNo 1:07:00 Justin Martyr and the Jews, https://www.jstor.org/stable/1453625 1:14:00 The … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Jews protest law against sharing content on homosexuality with minors

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Luke Ford

I don’t recall the Jewish tradition promoting the sharing of homosexual materials with children. From the Times of Israel: Largest federation of Jewish communities in country criticizes ‘gay propaganda law,’ saying no one should be discriminated against or outlawed because … Continue reading →

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