Alan Zeitlin
ARTICLES BY: Alan Zeitlin
Joy Reid Is Out at MSNBC; How Did She Treat Jewish People and Israel?
A student of mine once asked if it was more important to be accurate or entertaining in TV journalism. I explained that ethically, it is...
CBS’ Margaret Brennan Said ‘Free Speech’ Enabled the Holocaust; She Has No Idea What She’s Talking About
It was bad enough when Whoopi Goldberg of The View infamously said the Holocaust was not about race. On Sunday, Margaret Brennan of CBS’ Face...
Jewish Celebrity AI Video Shows Dismal State of Real Celebrities Standing Up to Antisemitism
If you were online on February 11, you likely saw an AI-produced video of Jewish celebrities like Jerry Seinfeld, Jake Gyllenhaal, Scarlet Johansson, and Jack...
Why Emily Damari Is My Hero
We think of heroes as soldiers who risk their lives for their country, firefighters who run into burning buildings while others run out, and police...
Hallmark’s Hanukkah Film Is No Miracle
I have fond memories of watching Marc Summers host the show Double Dare. Unfortunately, nobody dared the Hallmark Channel to write a good Hanukkah movie. To...
Jude Law Hunts Neo-Nazis in ‘The Order’
Jude Law is usually the romantic lead. In The Order, he is a tough FBI agent hunting neo-Nazis. Based on the book The Silent Brotherhood...
Re-imagined ‘Merchant of Venice’ in New York Fails Horribly Because of Poor Artistic Choices
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is one of his most powerful plays. In recent years, there have been some who said it should not...
Jewish Comic Leah Forster Is a Force On Stage
It is the rarest of shows when a performer will make the Hebrew blessing over Gatorade, and then ask a woman in the front row...
Jewish Comedian Elon Gold Balances the Humorous and Serious in a Way That Few Can
At a recent show at the Westside Comedy Club in Manhattan, Elon Gold thrilled a crowd by doing impersonations of former (and future) President Donald...
‘Shiva: Poems of October 7’ Contains 59 Poems That Will Make You Cry
The introduction to the anthology Shiva: Poems of October 7, notes that the most common response to the Hamas attack of October 7 was “ain...
New Jewish-Themed Movie with Jason Schwartzman Is a Giant Miss
Films that feel fake right out of the gate, don’t usually find their footing. That’s the case with the new movie Between the Temples, which slips and...
Will Beyonce Fire Creative Director Who Called for ‘Death’ to All Zionists?
According to Beyonce, if you like it, you better put a ring on it. But what if you don’t like it? What if you are her...
New Play ‘The Sabbath Girl’ Features Great Performances, But Could Use a Bit More Tinkering
There are two good reasons to see The Sabbath Girl, a new musical in Manhattan at 59E59 Theaters. The first reason is that actor Rory...
Adidas’ Olympics Campaign — With or Without Bella Hadid — Is a Disgrace to Israelis and Jews
The decision makers at Adidas are either suffering from mental decline, incompetence, or the virus of antisemitism. The German shoe company fired Bella Hadid -- an...
