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New York Post
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Ivy Nepo Baby' grandmother Naomi Gyllenhaal is woke and Jewish — and was a campus radical herself
Runs in the family. The grandmother of 'Ivy Nepo Baby' Ramona Sarsgaard — the daughter of actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard who was arrested during an anti-Israel protest this week at Columbia University — was also a radical in college. 'I went wild,' screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal told The New York Times in 2004 of her time at Columbia's sister school, Barnard College, where her best friend was Eleanor Stein, who went on to become a fugitive leader of the terror group Weather Underground. Advertisement The radical leftist outfit undertook a number of attacks in the US, including the infamous March 1970 accidental bombing of a Greenwich Village townhouse. 'I still thought we could do it in the system,' recalled Naomi, now 79, who used Stein's time on the run as inspiration for her 1988 flick, 'Running on Empty,' about a family of fugitives on the run from the FBI after a bombing. A Brooklyn native who grew up in a family of 'high-achieving New York Jews,' the elder Gyllenhaal — mother to Maggie and her actor brother, Jake — also supported director and screenwriter Jonathan Glazer's controversial 2024 Oscars speech, in which he compared Nazi Germany to Israel's fight in Gaza. Advertisement 3 Director and screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal is a former campus radical herself, just like granddaughter Ramona Sarsgaard. Getty Images While more than 1,000 Jewish creatives slammed Glazer's speech, Gyllenhaal was among 300 people who signed a letter backing the director. 'We should be able to name Israel's apartheid and occupation — both recognized by leading human rights organizations as such — without being accused of rewriting history,' according to the letter Gyllenhaal signed. Maggie's father, director Stephen Gyllenhaal made it clear that he and Naomi are no longer together when reached by The Post Saturday. Advertisement 'We're divorced, you know,' Gyllenhaal, 75, said from his Los Angeles home. When asked about Ramona's arrest, he said only, 'they speak for themselves.' 3 Ramona Sarsgaard, the 18-year-old daughter of actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, was arrested at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University last week. Matteo Prandoni/ / Shutterstock 3 Stephen and Naomi Gyllenhaal, who are now divorced, pose with their son Jake and Jeanne Cadieu last year in New York. Getty Images Naomi Gyllenhaal could not immediately be reached for comment. Advertisement Sarsgaard, 18, who attends Columbia College, was slapped with a desk appearance ticket for criminal trespassing Wednesday, the sources said. She could not be reached for comment. Her dad, Peter Sarsgaard, declined comment Saturday on his daughter's brush with the law. 'I don't have anything to say,' he said outside the family's Cobble Hill home.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Woman to run London Marathon to raise money for charity tackling homelessness
A SALISBURY businesswoman will take part in the London Marathon to encourage individuals to run for better mental health. Judy Atkinson, 60, lives in Gomeldon and is Head of Operations at Securitas UK for the midlands and southwest. She is also the CEO of the charity Running on Empty, which aims to get people in the security industry running to focus on their mental health. Judy will be running the London Marathon to raise money for Shelter, a charity that tackles homelessness in the UK. Judy chose Shelter because after living abroad, she arrived back in the UK with her two-year-old daughter at the time and had nowhere to live. She said: "Had it not been for the one person I knew here who offered me and my daughter their floor, we would have been on the streets and it would have been very different. "That is why Shelter means a lot to me. I know that they do is so important." READ MORE: Woman to run London Marathon for dad who survived tumour the size of a rugby ball Having not run very much before, Judy is keen to show people that you don't have to be a keen runner to raise some money and awareness. Judy ran a 10k event in London and said she "got the running high afterwards" and wants to do more to promote running to the security industry and promote the positive affects it has on mental health. Judy Atkinson (Image: Judy Atkinson) Judy said: "The imagery of running is someone who wears expensive gym clothes, who is white and young. There isn't a lot of imagery of people who are not that. That is why I wanted to start Running on Empty. "For people who are struggling or think running is not for them. For the front line workers. We are here to support everyone." READ MORE: Teenager aiming to become youngest ever to run the London Marathon barefoot Judy, who is in charge of over 900 staff members in her job, regularly works long days and doesn't get lots of time to train. So, at the weekends, she makes the most of her time and runs around Salisbury with her two dogs, Mac, the spaniel, and Ben, the labrador. Judy is very excited for the London Marathon and will have support from her husband and her dogs. Mainly she is keen to spread awareness and positivity while raising some money. She said: "When I first started running I felt like a right muppet. If I can encourage one person to start running and they feel better for it then that is the best thing. If you would like to support Judy and her charity Shelter then you can donate at
