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Working class Jews are so not represented in popular culture, research shows

Analysis of more than 1,000 TV shows, films and news articles has uncovered just how skewed representations of Jews are

By Elisa Bray

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Working class Jews are so not represented in popular culture, research shows
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) arrives with Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzchak Goldknopf to attend the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu calls for calm after Tel Aviv Yom Kippur clash

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Close up image depicting a rear view of two Jewish men sitting together inside a synagogue. They have their heads bowed in prayer and they are wearing the traditional Jewish skull cap - otherwise known as a kippah or yarmulke - on their heads. Horizontal color image with copy space.

A leap of faith that Yom Kippur asks us to make

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MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 19: Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Jewish Community Munich and Upper Bavaria, (L) and Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, the President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) and exiled former Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Russia, speaks the opening of the new European CER headquarters on September 19, 2023 in Munich, Germany. The Conference of European Rabbis is the umbrella organisation representing hundreds of mainstream Orthodox Jewish communities across Europe. (Photo by Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

Jewish life ‘flourishes’ in Munich, 85 years after Kristallnacht

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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 22: A general view of fans arriving outside the stadium prior to the UEFA Women's Champions League semifinal 1st leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on April 22, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)

I'm joining Chelsea's Jewish Supporters Group - but only for the bagels

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We cannot do spiritual growth all on our own

We cannot do spiritual growth all on our own

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Even our biblical ancestors sometimes got it wrong

Even our biblical ancestors sometimes got it wrong

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