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Lisa Bornstein
Rocky Mountain News
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Rocky Mountain News theater critic Lisa Bornstein was previously the arts and entertainment editor for the Albuquerque Tribune, and has covered the arts in Jerusalem, Chicago, and New York. She has written for, among other publications, the Jerusalem Report and the Jewish Forward. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, as well as a Jewish girl from Kentucky. She would prefer if you not follow this information with the question: "They have Jews in Kentucky?" Because they do.
Shrews, JAPs, and the Invisible Woman
Portrayals of Jewish Women in Popular Culture
- Sunday 1:30PM–2:45PM Foxfire
There's the nag, the harpy, the frigid materialist, and the castrator. Are there positive Jewish women in TV and film, or do they only exist in real life? We'll look at who's writing these characters, how Jewish women appear, and how often they don't show up at all.