Alan Zeitlin
ARTICLES BY: Alan Zeitlin
Remembering Dr. Ruth: An Unexpected Jewish Icon
Dr. Ruth Westheimer was one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. A dynamo, she was always full of energy, quick with a joke, and...
Jake Paltrow’s ‘June Zero’ Examines How the Eichmann Trial Affected Israeli Society
Jake Paltrow, co-writer and director of "June Zero," begins his film on the day of the verdict for Nazi Adolf Eichmann in 1961. But rather...
Jewish Author Finds Joy and Love in Book Exploring Hasidic Community in Israel
Tuvia Tenenbom has gone undercover to find out people’s real opinions about Jews in Germany, and also in Israel. But for his new intriguing book, Careful, Beauties...
This Movie About Auschwitz Puts ‘The Zone of Interest’ to Shame
It's rare that awful films are followed up by excellent ones on the same topic. After the sickening The Zone of Interest erased Jews from...
Powerful Broadway Play Examines Jewish Oligarch Who Backed Putin, Regretted It
In one telling scene in the Broadway show Patriots, Jewish actor Michael Stuhlbarg, who plays oligarch Boris Berezovsky, thinks Vladimir Putin would be a good...
Play About Nazi False Flag Operation That Launched World War II Is Stunning
The three innocent men held in jail have a feeling they’re going to be killed. They don’t know how or when, and it’s not easy to...
Why Israel’s Eden Golan Was the Real Winner of Eurovision
Would you be willing to put your life in danger to sing a song? The head of the Shin Bet reportedly traveled to Sweden to monitor...
Gene Wilder’s Wild Ride Examined in New Documentary
It’s amazing to think that Gene Wilder almost didn't get the role of Leo Bloom in The Producers, which kickstarted his illustrious film career. Born...
Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens Are Spreading False Messages About Jews
In recent weeks, a number of people have opined that Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are antisemitic. Personally, I'm not sure that’s true. But their...
New York Comedian Misses the Mark in Trying to Be Bad
Jews have often done groundbreaking things in comedy. Mel Brooks famously lampooned Hitler in The Producers, which was more controversial at the time than it...
Richard Lewis: A True Mensch
Jewish comedian Richard Lewis, who died at the age of 76 in Los Angeles, was known for his whirlwind of nervous energy. On a recent...
Powerful Play Questions Whether a Jewish Father Gave Secrets to Russia
“I’m a Jew,” an elderly man named Hillel declares to an unknown voice in This Is Not a Time of Peace at Manhattan’s Theatre Row...
Why Did Networks and NFL Allow Kanye West’s Super Bowl Ad?
Kanye West’s Super Bowl ad, which aired regionally and not in all markets, was a no-frills spot that showed him in a vehicle telling people...
Why Did a Brilliant Jewish Director’s Film Get Snubbed by the Oscars?
To all the people complaining that Greta Gerwig should have gotten an Oscar nomination for Best Director, you are correct. In terms of snubs, however, there...
