How Many Powerful People Accused of Sexual Offences in 2017 were Jewish?
The fallout of the exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s serial sexual predation on non-jewish women has been both astronomical and fast-paced. (1) If I hadn’t followed this scandal from the very beginning then I rather doubt I would have picked up the discrepancy in the list of those accused by the Los Angeles Times, which suppressed several people accused of sexual offences.
However, for now let’s examine the list produced by Swetha Kannan and Priya Krishnakumar of the Los Angeles Times, which is split into four different categories. (2)
To wit:
The ‘Arts and Entertainment’ Category
Ben Affleck: Actor and Film Director
Louis C.K. (nee Louis Székely): Actor and Comedian
Chuck Close: Artist
Andrew Dick: Actor and Comedian
Andrew Duncan: Hollywood Producer
Charles Dutoit: Former Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Benjamin Genocchio: Art Critic and Executive Director of New York’s Armory Show Art Fair
Gary Goddard: CEO of the Goddard Group
Tyler Grasham: Ex-Talent Agent for the APA Talent Agency
David Guillod: Co-CEO of Primary Wave Entertainment
Dustin Hoffman: Actor
Israel Horovitz: Actor and Playwright
Justin Huff: Broadway Casting Director
Johnny Iuzzini: Television Chef
Andrew Kreisberg: Television Director
Robert Knepper: Actor
Knight Landesman: Publisher of ‘Artforum’ Magazine
Max Landis: Film Director
John Lasseter: Chief Creative Officer of Pixar
James Levine: Former Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York
Carter Oosterhouse: Television Personality
Daniel Masterton: Actor
Murray Miller: Film Producer
Todd Miller: Actor and Comedian
Rick Najera: Former CBS Diversity Showcase Director
Jeremy Piven: Actor
Roy Price: Former President of Amazon Studios
Brett Ratner: Hollywood Director
Chris Savino: Creator of Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House’
Mark Schwahn: Hollywood Director and Producer
Ryan Seacrest: Radio and Television Personality
Steven Seagal: Actor
Andy Signore: Creator of the ‘Screen Junkies’ YouTube Channel and the ‘Honest Trailers’ Series
Russell Simmons: Chairman and CEO of Rush Communications
Bryan Singer: Hollywood Director
Thomas Sizemore Jr.: Actor and Hollywood Director
Kevin Spacey: Actor
Morgan Spurlock: Documentary Filmmaker
Sylvester Stallone: Actor
Oliver Stone: Hollywood Film Writer
George Takei: Actor
Jeffrey Tambor: Actor
James Toback: Hollywood Director and Screenwriter
Lars von Trier: Film Director
Adam Venit: Talent Agent for William Morris Endeavor Talent Agency
Bruce Webber: Fashion Photography
Kirt Webster: Publicist
Matthew Weiner: Hollywood Director
Harvey Weinstein: Co-Founder and former Co-Chairman of the Weinstein Company
Robert Weinstein: Co-Founder and Chairman of Dimension Films and the Weinstein Company
Edward Westwick: Actor
Of these the following individuals twenty are jewish:
Louis C.K. (nee Louis Székely): Actor and Comedian (3)
Dustin Hoffman: Actor (4)
Israel Horovitz: Actor and Playwright (5)
Andrew Kreisberg: Television Director (6)
Max Landis: Film Director (7)
James Levine: Former Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York (8)
Murray Miller: Film Producer (9)
Todd Miller: Actor and Comedian (10)
Jeremy Piven: Actor (11)
Brett Ratner: Hollywood Director (12)
Steven Seagal: Actor (13)
Bryan Singer: Hollywood Director (14)
Sylvester Stallone: Actor (15)
Oliver Stone: Hollywood Film Writer (16)
Jeffrey Tambor: Actor (17)
James Toback: Hollywood Director and Screenwriter (18)
Lars von Trier: Film Director (19)
Matthew Weiner: Hollywood Director (20)
Harvey Weinstein: Co-Founder and former Co-Chairman of the Weinstein Company (21)
Robert Weinstein: Co-Founder and Chairman of Dimension Films and the Weinstein Company (22)
Thus, of the ‘Arts and Entertainment’ category 20 of the 51 individuals named are jewish, which translates to 39.2 percent of the category. This is 13 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent. (23)
Moving on to the ‘Politics’ category we have:
Stephen Bittel: Finance Chair of the Democratic National Convention
Raul Bocanegra: Former Member of the California State Assembly for the Democratic Party
George H.W. Bush: 41st President of the United States
John Conyers Jr: 44th Dean of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party
Tony Cornish: Former Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the Republican Party
Matt Dababneh: Member of the California State Assembly for the Democratic Party
Al Franken: Member of the United States Senate from Minnesota for the Democratic Party
Harold Franks: Former Member of the United States House of Representatives from Arizona for the Republican Party
Robert Hertzberg: Member of the California State Assembly for the Democratic Party
Cliff Hite: Member of the Ohio Senate for the Republican Party
Jeff Hoover: Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the Republican Party
Ruben Kihuen Bernal: Member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada for the Democratic Party
Alex Kozinski: Former United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Corey Lewandowski: Donald Trump’s 2016 Presidential Campaigner Manager
Andrea Ramsey: Former Political Candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives for the Democratic Party
Dan Schoen: Former Member of the Minnesota Senate for the Democratic Party
Antonio Mendoza: Member of the California State Assembly for the Democratic Party
Roy Moore: 28th and 32nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama for the Republican Party
Of these the following individuals five are jewish:
Stephen Bittel: Finance Chair of the Democratic National Convention (24)
Al Franken: Member of the United States Senate from Minnesota for the Democratic Party (25)
Robert Hertzberg: Member of the California State Assembly for the Democratic Party (26)
Ruben Kihuen Bernal: Member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada for the Democratic Party (27)
Alex Kozinski: Former United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (28)
Thus, of the ‘Politics’ category 5 of the 18 individuals named are jewish, which translates to 27.8 percent of the category. This is 9 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent.
Moving on to the ‘Media’ category we have:
Kenneth Baker – Senior Correspondent for E! News (NBC Universal)
Eddie Berganza – Former Group Editor for DC Comics (Warner Brothers)
Stephen Blackwell: Chief Strategy Officer at Billboard
Steve Edwards (nee Steven Edward Schwartz): Former Californian Radio Talk Show Host
Hamilton Fish V: Publisher of the ‘New Republic’
Mark Halperin: Senior Political Analyst for MSNBC
Stephen Henderson: Editor of the ‘Detroit Free Press’
John Hockenberry: Author and Journalist
Dylan Howard: Vice President of News at American Media
Garrison Keillor: Author
Matt Lauer: Host of NBC’s ‘The Today Show’
Ryan Lizza: Washington Correspondent for ‘The New Yorker’
Michael Oreskes: Vice President of News and Managing Editor at National Public Radio (NPR)
Charlie Rose: Talk Show Host on PBS
Tavis Smiley: Talk Show Host on PBS
Lockhart Steele: Vox Media’s Editorial Director
Lorin Stein: Editor of ‘The Paris Review’
David Sweeney: NPR Chief News Editor
Glenn Thrush: White House Correspondent for the ‘New York Times’
Jann Wenner: Owner and Publisher of ‘Rolling Stone’
Leon Wieseltier: Literary Editor of the ‘New Republic’
Of these the following individuals seven are jewish:
Mark Halperin: Senior Political Analyst for MSNBC (29)
Matt Lauer: Host of NBC’s ‘The Today Show’ (30)
Michael Oreskes: Vice President of News and Managing Editor at National Public Radio (NPR) (31)
Lorin Stein: Editor of ‘The Paris Review’ (32)
Glenn Thrush: White House Correspondent for the ‘New York Times’ (33)
Jann Wenner: Owner and Publisher of ‘Rolling Stone’ (34)
Leon Wieseltier: Literary Editor of the ‘New Republic’ (35)
Thus of the ‘Media’ category 7 of the 21 individuals named are jewish, which translates to 33.3 percent of the category. This is 11 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent.
Moving on to the ‘Hospitality’ category we have:
Andre Balazs: CEO of Andre Balazs Properties
Marto Batali: Co-Founder of Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group
John Besh: Co-Founder of Besh Restaurant Group
Ken Friedman: Owner of ‘The Spotted Pig’ Restaurant in New York
Of these the following individuals one is jewish:
Ken Friedman: Owner of ‘The Spotted Pig’ Restaurant in New York (36)
That said Marto Batali’s wife Susi Cahn – daughter of the founders of the famous fashion label ‘Coach Inc.’ – is jewish. (37)
Thus of the ‘Hospitality’ category 1 of the 4 individuals named are jewish, which translates to 25.0 percent of the category. This is 8 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent.
Moving on to the ‘Other Industries’ category we have:
Steve Jurvetson: Former Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture Capitalism)
Shervin Pishevar: Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Hyperloop One and Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sherpa Capital (Venture Capitalism)
Jerry Richardson: Owner of the ‘Carolina Panthers’ NFL Team (Sport)
Robert Scoble: Co-Founder of the Transformation Group (Technology)
None of these individuals are jewish.
Thus, in total – according to the Los Angeles Times’ list – 33 out of the 100 individuals who have been accused of sexual offences are jewish, which translates to 33.0 percent in total. This is 11 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent.
However, the Los Angeles Times’ list misses several individuals for reasons that I cannot ascertain.
These are:
Richard Dreyfus: Actor
Byron Hefner: Husband of jewish (former) New York Politician Stanley Rosenberg (38)
Jens Hoffmann: Deputy Director of the Jewish Museum of New York
Daylin Leach: Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the Democratic Party
Geraldo Rivera: Talk Show Host
Of these the following individuals four are jewish:
Richard Dreyfus: Actor (39)
Jens Hoffmann: Deputy Director of the Jewish Museum of New York (40)
Daylin Leach: Member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the Democratic Party (41)
Geraldo Rivera: Talk Show Host (42)
Thus, in total – according to the Los Angeles Times’ list – 37 out of the 105 individuals who have been accused of sexual offences are jewish, which translates to 35.0 percent in total. This is 12 times the representation of jews in the population of the United States, which is 3 percent.
References
(1) See my article: https://karlradl14.substack.com/p/harvey-weinstein-and-the-rape-of
(2) http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-na-sexual-harassment-fallout/
(3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftf1VYHfsDg
(4) https://www.thejc.com/culture/interviews/dustin-hoffman-finally-i-can-say-i-m-jewish-1.1818
(5) https://www.timesofisrael.com/playwright-israel-horovitz-accused-by-9-women-of-sexual-harassment-report/
(6) https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-producer-of-arrow-the-flash-suspended-over-sexual-misconduct-claims/
(7) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Landis#Early_life
(8)https://forward.com/culture/music/389851/james-levines-sexual-abuse-allegations-met-opera-legacy/
(9) https://www.jweekly.com/2006/10/20/east-bay-festival-presents-comedy-writing-brothers/
(10) https://www.jta.org/2016/12/09/arts-entertainment/jewish-comedian-t-j-miller-arrested-in-altercation-over-trump-with-uber-driver
(11) http://www.complex.com/rides/2011/02/jeremy-piven-discusses-american-muscle-cars-hot-wheels-and-being-a-jewish-duddhist
(12) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brett-ratner-homeless-father-philanthropy-353684
(13) http://ethnicelebs.com/steven-seagal
(14) https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/bryan-singer
(15) See my article: https://karlradl14.substack.com/p/is-sylvester-stallone-jewish
(16) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Stone#Early_life
(17) https://forward.com/culture/350462/the-transparent-jewish-history-of-jeffrey-tambor/
(18) https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.818581
(19) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_von_Trier#Cannes_press_conference_
(20) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Weiner#Early_life_and_education
(21) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Weinstein#Early_life
(22) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Weinstein#Early_life
(23) http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-population-in-the-united-states-by-state
(24) https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2016/12/israel-palestine-tensions-ripple-through-democratic-party-chair-races-108212
(25) http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Harvey-Weinstein-and-Al-Franken-are-Jewish-but-are-they-Jewish-news-514926
(26) http://sd18.senate.ca.gov/bob-work/jewish-prayer
(27) http://www.avotaynu.com/books/MenkNames.htm
(28) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/04/mondoweiss-is-a-hate-site/?utm_term=.2df0e3705794
(29) https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.819200
(30) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Lauer#Early_life
(31) http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/we-remember/2013/03/04/irwin-oreskes-professor-emeritus-at-nycs-hunter-college-who-taught-lab-science-dies-at-86/
(32) http://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/the-big-jewcy-lorin-stein-editor-of-the-paris-review
(33) https://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/full-transcript-politicos-glenn-thrush-interviews-ben-carson-219644
(34) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jann_Wenner#Early_life_and_career
(35) https://forward.com/news/national/386317/harvey-weinstein-wave-topples-high-profile-jewish-intellectual-leon-wieselt/
(36) http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Friedman
(37) http://www.newsweek.com/mario-batali-wife-susi-cahn-744245
(38) https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2018/05/04/stan-rosenberg-downfall/; https://malegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/SCR0/189/Biography
(39) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dreyfuss#Early_life
(40) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Hoffmann
(41) https://www.timesofisrael.com/daughter-of-jewish-senator-says-she-was-not-a-plant-at-clinton-event/
(42) https://forward.com/articles/8891/geraldo-rivera-the-jews-need-me-right-now/