Judaism and The Hollywood Strikes

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Judaism and The Hollywood Strikes

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Sep 28, 2023

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Back in May, film and television writers went on strike. Actors joined them on the picket lines in July, leading to the longest strike in Hollywood history (the WGA recently ended it’s strike when it struck a new deal with the studios, and it is expected that SAG-AFTRA will follow suit shortly). In this very […]

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Sep 28, 2023

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