1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgStaffhttps://www.jta.org/author/biraReese Witherspoon's 'The Good Lie' Features Jewish Humanitarian's Work - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xP1QJIQJ3m"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2014/10/07/ny/reese-witherspoons-the-good-lie-features-jewish-humanitarians-work">Reese Witherspoon’s ‘The Good Lie’ Features Jewish Humanitarian’s Work</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2014/10/07/ny/reese-witherspoons-the-good-lie-features-jewish-humanitarians-work/embed#?secret=xP1QJIQJ3m" width="600" height="338" title="“Reese Witherspoon’s ‘The Good Lie’ Features Jewish Humanitarian’s Work” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="xP1QJIQJ3m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Erin Brockovich is the ultimate example of a do-gooder who inspired a film. Sasha Chanoff, the aid organizer and humanitarian who won the 2010 Charles Bronfman Prize, isn't quite at that level, but his activism also gets cinematic representation in the new movie The Good Lie, starring Reese Witherspoon. Witherspoon plays an employment agency counselor […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315