‘Nobody Wants This’ star Tovah Feldshuh has thoughts on her fellow celebrities calling the war in Gaza a genocide
For a show about an interfaith romance, “Nobody Wants This” has become an unlikely battleground over Jewish identity and Israel — perhaps even between some of its biggest stars. As the hit Netflix rom-com returned for season three on Oct. 22, one of its stars found himself at the center of a political firestorm. Adam Brody, who plays progressive California rabbi Noah Roklov, accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza in a September interview with GQ.“Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide,” Brody said. “Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.” The Brody backlash has been fierce. Steve Leder, senior rabbi emeritus of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, who coached Brody on set as a rabbinical consultant for Season 1, condemned Brody’s comments in a recent Instagram video, describing them as “truly shocking” and “disgusting.” The series follows Rabbi Noah Roklov (Brody), who…
