Hiding in Plain Sight: How the Academy Museum Relegated Hollywood’s Jewish Founders to the Ghetto

“Immigrants don’t create racism and sexism in America, and blaming these Jewish immigrants for the ills of that era is not just unfair but offensive,” says one critic of the ‘Hollywoodland’ exhibit

Malina Saval • Jun 4, 2024 (Updated: Aug 21, 2025)