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Jon Stewart Calls Out J.K. Rowling for Anti-Semitic Goblins in ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise

Jon Stewart Calls Out J.K. Rowling for Anti-Semitic Goblins in ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise

A December 2021 episode of Jon Stewart’s “The Problem with Jon Stewart” podcast is making headlines for the host’s takedown of J.K. Rowling and the depiction of goblins in the author’s “Harry Potter” franchise. In the “Harry Potter” universe, goblins work at and run the Gringotts Bank. Stewart drew a comparison between the goblins depicted on screen in the “Harry Potter” films and the anti-Semitic illustrations featured in the 1903 book “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” “Here’s how you know Jews are still where they are,” Stewart said on the podcast episode. “Talking to people, here’s what I… Read Full Article