In a historic moment, over 260 notable Jewish figures have signed a scathing letter blasting the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for “antisemitism.” The signatories of the letter from the JITC Hollywood Bureau for Jewish Representation include famous A-listers like David Schwimmer, Mayim Bialik, Tiffany Haddish, Julianna Margulies, Michael Rapaport, Debra Messing, Ginnifer Goodwin and Marta Kauffman. Representational Image(AFP) JITC, founded by Allison Josephs, claims in the letter that the academy’s inclusion policy “erases Jewish peoplehood and perpetuates myths of Jewish whiteness, power, and that racism against Jews is not a major issue or that it’s a thing of the past.” It criticises the exclusion of Jews as an “underrepresented” group in the academy’s “diversity” efforts. Wrap up the year gone by & gear up for 2024 with HT! Click here In 2020, a set of standards was introduced to the Motion Picture Academy as a part of its diversity initiative to recognise women, LGBTQ people, an underrepresented racial or ethnic group, or those with cognitive or physical disabilities, as per the New …