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Jewish American Playmate: Is a Nude Jewish Centerfold Really a Watershed for American Judaism?
Publication Date: December 2001
Publisher(s): National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (U.S.)
Author(s): Bradley Hirschfield
Series: CLAL on Culture Archive
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Religion and religious groups)
Media, telecommunications, and information (Print media and publishing)
Keywords: Jewish Identification; Sexuality; Empowerment; Media
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
In this interview, Bradley Hirschfield, the Vice-President of CLAL, discusses the backlash against Lindsey Vuolo, a Playboy centerfold who is not only openly nude, but openly Jewish. Mr. Hirschfield discusses how the backlash is a representation of the Jewish community's discomfort with seeing a beautiful Jewish body in mainstream media. He asserts that the emergence of Vuolo and her positive Jewish identification is a step in the right direction for human sexuality in the Jewish realm.