When Mad Men Met Manischewitz

Okay, that’s it. If Mad Men keeps getting Jewy I am going to have to come up with some kind of cute name for a feature here, because I am seriously writing about the show every week. This week in Mad Men Jewiness: Roger tried to sign an account from a Jewish-owned wine company who [...]

‘Mad Men’ Invokes a Jewy Sylvia Plath Poem

Last night’s episode was titled “Lady Lazarus,” which fellow lit nerds will recognize as the title of a famous Sylvia Plath poem. Several of the characters’ lives had moments that seemed reminiscent of Plath’s own, including a small but meaningful turn by Alexis “Rory Gilmore” Bledel (pictured) as a depressed suburban wife who quietly tolerates [...]

Michael Ginsburg Isn’t the Only Jew on ‘Mad Men’

A few weeks ago, Mad Men added its first Jewish regular character, Michael Ginsburg, played by Ben Feldman. Ginsburg is joining Peggy as a member of the creative team, and we’re slowly learning about his backstory. This week, he told Peggy that he had been born in a concentration camp to a woman who eventually [...]