It was Jay and Shira Ruderman’s first time at the Oscars, and though they didn’t get to meet Brad Pitt, they witnessed a meaningful and historic moment: Zack Gottsagen, an actor with Down syndrome, helped present the coveted golden statue to one of the night’s winners.
“There was an overt effort by the Academy to present disability,” foundation President Jay Ruderman told Jewish Insider’s Debra Nussbaum Cohen, in a phone interview after the awards ceremony.
