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Oppenheimer leads nominations for the Oscars 2024, with Maestro just behind
Nolan’s biopic of Jewish theoretical physicist Robert Oppenheimer is up for best picture
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Some of us look like Einstein, others like Barbie. Go figure
To insist only a Jew should play a Jew, is to consent to a demeaning stereotype
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Who is Kingsley Ben Adir, the British Jewish Ken from the Barbie movie
The actor converted to Judaism in his childhood with his mum and brother
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'I'm a Kosher Barbie girl in a goyish world': The frum girl who broke the mould
Growing up, Charedi-raised Ayelet Raymond wasn’t allowed to play with Barbies, but now her alter-ego is a social media hit
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Barbie and the bimbo-fication of American Jewish women
Jewish women can't be reduced to stereotypes
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Barbie review: Absurd and deadly serious
Gerwig and Baumbach have given us the universal hit of the summer
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The Barbie movie contains a nod to the doll's Jewish origins
Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler is played by Jewish actress Rhea Pearlman
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Gal Gadot says new Barbie film is 'colourful and fun' despite missing out on lead role
The Israeli star had been tipped to play the leading role
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I want Barbie movie to feel like 'Shabbat dinner' says director Greta Gerwig
The director has said she was inspired by her Jewish childhood friends
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The hidden Jewish roots of the summer's biggest flicks
Both Barbie and Oppenheimer have their roots in the Jewish American dream
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