The Academy Museum and Hollywood’s Jewish founders

Columnist Mary McNamara writes that an industry struggling with its own inequities begun by disenfranchised people is worth discussing.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Entertainment March 22, 2022 Academy Museum took heat for its handling of Hollywood's Jewish founders. A fix is coming The Academy Museum responds to critics who say the industry's Jewish founders were largely erased from its telling of Hollywood history. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT How one 'incredibly inappropriate' dress perfectly sums up 'The Gilded Age' finale Star Carrie Coon and costume designer Kasia Walicka-Maimone explain Bertha Russell's finale look — and why it would make New York's socialites "gasp." SHARE       READ MORE Review: In a smashing new LACMA retrospective, Barbara Kruger probes the modern media maelstrom A show spanning 40 years of the L.A.-based artist Barbara Kruger's work is now on view at LACMA. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT A former Bolshoi dancer is helping young dancers flee Ukraine, one ballet school at a time The Russian invasion put a stop to the student ballet scholarship competition Youth America Grand Prix's event in Kyiv. The organization has since helped more than 80 young Ukrainian dancers escape the conflict by placing them in schools across Europe. SHARE       READ MORE Reggaeton pioneer Daddy Yankee closing out career with a perfectly titled final album Reggeaton star Daddy Yankee says that after three decades in the music industry, the album he's releasing this week will be his last, followed by a tour. SHARE       READ MORE We found Black cinema's wild, fearless and underappreciated director Christopher St. John Christopher St. John is best known for his role as a radical in the original "Shaft," but "Top of the Heap" showed his fearless filmmaking . Why you should know his work. SHARE       READ MORE Art godfather Ulysses Jenkins finally gets his close-up with a Hammer show of his video art "Without Your Interpretation" is the first major retrospective of the L.A.-born Jenkins, whose prescient videos touch on race and other the issues of our age. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading the Los Angeles Times Entertainment newsletter. Invite your friends, relatives, coworkers to sign up here. Not a subscriber? Get unlimited digital access to latimes.com. Subscribe here. Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, California, 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES | latimes.com *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in placing an ad or classified, get in touch here. We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions here. You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from The Los Angeles Times. Manage marketing email preferences · Unsubscribe from this newsletter · Terms of service · Privacy policy · Do Not Sell My Personal Information · CA Notice of Collection FOLLOW US