"Since the start of the #Israel-#Hamas war, many #Jews — and #Jewish #artists, specifically — have felt sidelined by their communities. Jewish #authors have been dumped by their #literary agents, Jewish #comedians have had shows cancelled and #visualartists have shared stories about being abandoned by fans and friends. Members of #NewYork’s #theater community also felt abandoned, despite the sentiment, as a 2023 #NewYorkTimes headline put it, that “Jewish people built the #Americantheater as we know it.”

This article has some complications but this point here is a significant problem throughout the arts.

https://forward.com/fast-forward/792688/a-new-organization-aims-to-combat-antisemitism-and-spread-jewish-joy-in-new-yorks-theater-industry/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

A new organization aims to combat antisemitism and spread Jewish joy in New York’s theater industry

Founded in the aftermath of Oct. 7, the Jewish Broadway Alliance aims to both support and empower Jewish theater artists.

The Forward