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Notes
- 1 2 Blacker, Irwin R (1985). "The Jew in American cinema". Los Angeles Times . 104: 9. - Clipping of a portion of the article from Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Graubard.
- 1 2 Whitfield, p. 88.
- ↑ Whitfield, p. 88-89.
