{"id":113591,"date":"2024-06-13T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=113591"},"modified":"2024-06-13T13:57:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T11:57:58","slug":"19-00-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=113591","title":{"rendered":"Academy Museum of Motion Pictures \u2018Immediately\u2019 Revises Controversial Exhibit on Jewish Founders of Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Academy Museum of Motion Pictures \u2018Immediately\u2019 Revises Controversial Exhibit on Jewish Founders of Hollywood<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n

Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The first Oscars. Photo: Courtesy Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles announced on Monday that it will make changes to its new exhibit about the Jewish roots of the Hollywood film industry after it was criticized by Jewish activists and members of the entertainment industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

The museum said in a statement to the\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\u00a0that it \u201cheard the concerns from members of the Jewish community,\u201d takes the concerns \u201cseriously,\u201d and is\u202f\u201dcommitted to making changes to the exhibition to address them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be implementing the first set of changes immediately \u2014 they will allow us to tell these important stories without using phrasing that may unintentionally reinforce stereotypes. This will also help to eliminate any ambiguities,\u201d the museum added, before stating that it is \u201cconvening an advisory group of experts from leading museums focused on the Jewish community, civil rights, and the history of other marginalized groups to advise us on complex questions about context and any necessary additions to the exhibition\u2019s narrative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply committed to telling these important stories in an honest, respectful, and impactful way,\u201d the museum said in conclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened on May 19\u00a0its\u00a0first permanent exhibition<\/a>, titled \u201cHollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital.\u201d The exhibit highlights the \u201cJewish founders of the Hollywood studio system\u201d and \u201ctells the origin story of filmmaking in early 20th-century Los Angeles, spotlighting the impact of the predominately Jewish filmmakers whose establishment of the American film studio system transformed Los Angeles into a global epicenter of cinema.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish activists and members of the film and television industry\u00a0criticized the exhibit<\/a>\u00a0for its negative portrayal of Jewish studio founders and filmmakers, claiming that the exhibit focused more on their flaws than their achievements. The critics accused the exhibit of promoting \u201cantisemitic tropes\u201d and attacked the museum for describing the Jewish filmmakers with words like \u201coppressive,\u201d \u201charmful,\u201d \u201cpredator,\u201d and \u201ctyrant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The museum announced changes to \u201cHollywoodland\u201d on Monday before an open letter published by a group called United Jewish Writers further condemned the exhibit.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we acknowledge the value in confronting Hollywood\u2019s problematic past, the despicable double standard of the \u2018Jewish Founders\u2019 exhibit, blaming only the Jews for that problematic past, is unacceptable and, whether intentional or not, antisemitic,\u201d read the open letter. \u201cWe call on the Academy Museum to thoroughly redo this exhibit so that it celebrates the Jewish founders of Hollywood with the same respect and enthusiasm granted to those celebrated throughout the rest of the museum.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

United Jewish Writers also claimed that the exhibit is \u201cthe only section of the museum that vilifies those it purports to celebrate.\u201d The open letter was signed by more than 300 Jewish members of the entertainment industry, including actor David Schwimmer and showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino.<\/span><\/p>\n

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