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Want to Represent Orthodox Jews Accurately? Take This Test Before Production Begins

Posted by jew in the city, Media Bias, Media Commentary, Movie Industry, NBC, nbc nurses, Nurses, Opinion, Orthodox Jewish Portrayal in Media, Orthodox Jews in the Media, Television, The Entertainment Industry, Uncategorized
In light of NBC’s recent pulling of the controversial episode after misrepresenting Orthodox Judaism in their show “Nurses,” as an author and screenwriter, I suggested to Jew and the City that they follow the trends that have been created for other minority groups, like the THE BECHDEL TEST. THE BECHDEL TEST names […]
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Meet The BBC Producer Who Became A Haredi Comedian

Posted by Articles, Ashley Blaker, ba'al teshuva, BBC, Black Hat Productions, Comedy, Entertainment, Gateshead Yeshiva, Hollywood, Humor, James Corden, John Oliver, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Little Britian, London, Matt Lucas, Meshuga Frum, Myths, Personal Growth, Russell Brand, Shabbos, Spirituality, Stand-Up Comedy, The BBC, The Entertainment Industry, Uncategorized, Ungefiltered
What’s the key ingredient to help a secular Jewish BBC producer achieve his life-long dream of becoming a stand-up comic? For Ashley Blaker all it took was becoming ultra-Orthodox. Blaker grew up in a traditional home in the UK and attended private  school – the same one that Sacha Baron Cohen […]
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