A British magazine has revived a stereotype of Hollywood from the early days in which a “Jewish cabal” controls the entertainment industry. Movie executives here who have seen the article in The Spectator are outraged.

“Disgusting,” “despicable,” “bigoted” and “odious” are some of the words used to describe the article, titled “Kings of the Deal,” which goes on to say that Jews have created an “invidious and protective culture” that denies employment to non-Jews. And it pointedly asks, “Now that Jews govern the New Establishment does any sort of reverse form of class or racial discrimination operate against outsiders trying to get access to the entertainment highways — Wasps, blacks, Brits and others not so favored?” The article, sprinkled with stereotypical characterizations of Jews, answers itself: “Yes.”

The author, William Cash, a Hollywood correspondent for Britain’s top conservative newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, describes Jews as “fiercely competitive,” clannish, vulgar, “compulsive storytellers and talented negotiators.” Few in Hollywood could recall such an anti-Semitic article in a mainstream publication.

Although Jewish immigrants helped found Hollywood in the 1920’s, and although most — but certainly not all — of the establishment has always been Jewish, Hollywood executives have traditionally gone out of their way to avoid making films with Jewish themes. They view such films (except “Schindler’s List” and one or two others) as uncommercial and without much audience appeal outside urban centers. And perhaps executives did not want to call attention to the fact that many of them are Jewish. But the magazine’s assertion that Jews operate in an exclusionary way is viewed by executives here, both Jews and others, as bizarre.

Definitely not a “stereotype” — it’s a fact. If you don’t know what a “cabal” is, please look it up. These are terms you need to familiarize yourself with in order to properly understand how Hollywood has contributed to the “moral decay” of not only our society, but the world.

Here’s the full article:

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/07/arts/the-talk-of-hollywood-a-stereotype-of-jews-in-hollywood-is-revived.html.