Hirsch

Starring opposite Tom Hiddleston and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hamill plays Albie, a widowed, math-loving Jewish grandfather facing the end of his life with quiet grace and stubborn decency — a role that, in an earlier era, might have gone to the likes of Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Falk or Judd Hirsch.

“Professor Hirsch taught me that if you ask a midsize question you will get a midsize answer,” Ruhl writes.

From David Hirsch, another professor who shaped her education at Brown University, Ruhl learned not to be afraid of tackling vast questions in her work.

After podcaster Amanda Hirsch posted a picture of the Netflix series trailer with the caption: "You guys I'm scared for Meghan," the duchess allegedly responded with a handwritten note.

“It’s not just the people who are displaced — everyone is impacted,” says co-owner Rachel Hirsch.