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If the Jews were proscribed from enter- ing the real corridors of gentility and status in America, the movies offered an inge- nious option,' wrote Gabler. 'Within the studios and on the screen, the Jews could simply create a new country — one where they would not only be admitted, but would govern as well.' And govern they always have. That every major studio head is Jewish today is no dif- ferent from 60 years ago. 'Of 85 names engaged in production,' a 1936 survey noted, '53 are Jews. And the Jewish advan- tage holds in prestige as well as numbers.' In a recent Premiere magazine 'Special Power Issue' — ranking the 100 most pow- erful people in the 'Industry' — the top 12 were Jewish. There were no black or British industry executives ranked. George Steiner once famously said that to be Jewish is to be a member of a club nom which you cannot resign. In Holly- wood, the most obvious examples of the

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