Hollywood couldn’t wait to call out ICE agents in popular fiction.
The Oscar-winning “One Battle After Another” predicted the current fight between the modern Left and law and order. The 2025 film celebrated violent radicals who target U.S. officials for enforcing the border.
More recently, shows like “Matlock,” “The Pitt” and “Daredevil: Born Again” slammed ICE officials. ICE is the convenient boogeyman for modern storytellers.
Yet we’re still waiting for the artistic community to explore the shocking rise in antisemitism both stateside and abroad.
Along comes “Giant,” a London-based play now appearing at New York’s Music Box Theatre, to tackle the subject head on. It does so by looking at a deceased author who couldn’t hold his Jewish hatred back from the public.
John Lithgow plays Roald Dahl, best known for beloved titles like “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory,” “The Witches” and “James and the Giant Peach.”
The real Dahl, who passed in 1990, held antisemitic views that surfaced in his later years.
‘Giant’ review: John Lithgow is superb as Roald Dahl in show about his revolting anti-Semitism https://t.co/3NfdQZVa9A pic.twitter.com/cbpYvLyINP
— New York Post (@nypost) March 24, 2026
The play captures both Dahl’s enormous talents and the bigotry he couldn’t hide. It also underscores the challenge of separating the art from the artist, both then now.
The irony of such a show debuting in New York City in 2026 is rich.
Big Apple dwellers just elected a Muslim mayor whose ties to antisemitism run deep. His own wife has been attacking Jews on social media for some time, according to reports.
My criticism of Mayor Mamdani’s wife isn’t political.
It’s psychological.
Her hostility toward Jews and Israel inevitably affect everyone around her – especially her husband.
Here’s the proof pic.twitter.com/p5BNrop4vJ
— Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) March 10, 2026
Let’s not forget that Columbia University held endless pro-Palestinian rallies following the Oct. 7 atrocities, resulting in a recent settlement.
One artist has tackled the shocking issue in his work. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Roger L. Simon just released “Emet,” a story reflecting some of the terrible headlines in recent months.
“The title comes from the word ‘truth’ in Hebrew…It asks the ultimate question when, and if, and does God intervene in human affairs“
Novelist and screenwriter Roger L. Simon discusses his new novel titled EMET pic.twitter.com/YkUouoX1Vz
— Just the News (@JustTheNews) March 16, 2026
“Emet” follows a Rabbi who accidentally awakens a Golem, a stone-like figure that targets antisemites in our midst. The story features a stand-in for Rep. Ilhan Omar and calls out university-based attacks on Jews.
Don’t hold your breath waiting for an episode of “The Pitt,” “Matlock” or “Daredevil: Born Again” to explore this age-old bigotry.
