Do you relate to the portrayal of Judaism in TV/Movies/Social Media?
I am wondering how people related to the portrayals of Jewishness, culture, family dynamics found in the wider media world of social media skits, TV shows, Movies. Primarily focused on NA here.
I am a product of a parent who immigrated from Israel and who grew up mainly in the Sephardic tradition and my other parent, like many was a child of a holocaust survivor. So they grew up in a more Ashkenazi/eastern European cultural norm of Judaism.
I didn't learn Hebrew growing up (for a different post, but a not an uncommon situation) but we did celebrate holidays and my parents did drag us to shul and I was called to the Torah. Most of our family/holiday gatherings were on my askhenazi side as they were the ones who were closest! We did have a community where I grew up but as a family I don't think we
So all of this context just to say.... It is hard for me to fully relate to the versions of Judaism we see in the movies (think.. Marty Supreme, Long Story Short) or even book written in something like Mordecai Richler's cannon. Yes, there were moments of Judaism in pop culture TV growing up (a Chanukkiah here, or lighting of the shabbat candles there), but nothign felt like my experience.
How do others related to the portrayals of Judaism in their media landscape?