Jon Stewart Calls Out Antisemitic Caricatures In ‘Harry Potter’

Jon Stewart called out the goblins in “Harry Potter” films as antisemitic caricatures. The fantastical, hook-nosed beings who control Gringotts Wizarding Bank in the movie adaptations of author J.K. Rowling’s book series perpetuate negative stereotypes of Jews, the comedian said in a December episode of “The Problem With Jon Stewart” podcast that went viral on Twitter this week. Advertisement Stewart, who is Jewish, likened the creatures to “a caricature of a Jew” from the early-20th century antisemitic text, “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.” “J.K. Rowling was like, ‘Can we get these guys to run our bank?’ It’s a… Read Full Article