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‘A Real Pain’s Jesse Eisenberg Reflects On Anti-Semitism, Says He “Knows People Hate Him, And Why”
The Social Network actor says he has been the target of anti-Semitic prejudice since the start of his career.
On the arrival of his film A Real Pain about two Jewish cousins seeking to make sense of their history by joining a Holocaust tour group in Poland, Jesse Eisenberg says he feels he has been the target of anti-Semitic prejudice his entire career. Eisenberg, who directed and co-stars with Kieran Culkin in the project, told The Times of London that around the time of his first film Roger Dodger, aged 18, he saw a comment made about his appearance, calling him “short, ugly and Jewish,” while another read: “I hate Seth Rogen and Jesse Eisenberg. Eisenberg was previously Oscar-nominated for his role of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network(2010), and has mixed theatrical projects and writing with more mainstream fare including Now You See Me, the third instalment of which is due this year.
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