![]() ![]() Goldberg hopes that the episode helps audiences realize that the rise in antisemitism isn’t just in the comment sections online. “A bunch of things have happened since we shot the episode alone, and if I weren’t on Instagram, I wouldn’t have known that two guys on separate occasions were assaulted leaving temple right now where I used to live in the Pico Boulevard area in Los Angeles.” “I think showing this stuff in its grizzly, grizzly reality is essential and mainstreaming the hell out of what’s been going on, because some of this stuff doesn’t end up on the news,” Goldberg said. However, Goldberg notes tha t it is also important to expose “Jewish hate in all its colors” to audiences as well. “I think normalizing Jewish life is f-ing essential,” Goldberg said. The episode also shows Harry remembering some of the key aspects of Jewish life that are not always presented on mainstream television. ![]() As viewers learn, Harry also did not grow up in a religious household and did not have his Bar Mitzvah. ![]() Goldberg is also half-Jewish and half-Catholic.Īlthough Glass and Yashar wrote the episode before coming to Goldberg with the idea, Harry’s story runs parallel to Goldberg’s own experience as a “secular half-Jewish guy” in America. The episode was written by Equalizer showrunner Adam Glass and Ora Yashar, who are both Jewish. With antisemitic attacks on Jews in America on the rise, Goldberg said it “frankly seems somewhat inevitable” that the topic would be covered on The Equalizer since they have made so many episodes already dealing with marginalized people. Harry Keshegian takes command of the team in “Never Again” after Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) is asked to investigate the string of antisemitic crimes that hit a New York City neighborhood. In an exclusive interview with, actor Adam Goldberg, who plays Harry, shared why this upcoming episode is “essential” for viewers to watch on March 12. In “Never Again,” Harry reconnects with his Jewish faith when a series of antisemitic attacks hit the neighborhood where his mother grew up. The Equalizer returns this weekend with another special episode on the evils of hate crimes. For instance, you may recall the new show on Peacock called The Calling, a TV police procedural with the lead detective being a strong, proud Jew.Īnd now there comes news of an episode of The Equalizer dealing with antisemitism, which – if my reading between the lines is correct – might actually tackle the issue in the right way rather than just focusing on the low-hanging fruit of right-wing antisemitism. ![]()
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