Posts Tagged: Alan Zeitlin
The Synagogue Vegan Challenge
Could your synagogue go vegan for a year? Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz -- who has eaten only plant-based foods since his wedding day, six years ago -- is hoping that it...
Survivor of Six Nazi Death Camps Tells His Story
At the age of 14, Moshe Avital stood before Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz. Mengele sent Avital’s father to the left, which meant death, and...
Richard Gere Plays a ‘Macher’ in New Film
In the movie Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, Richard Gere doesn’t fall in love with any pretty women. But he...
Using Humor to Expose Hatred
Tuvia Tenenbom's fantastic new book, The Lies They Tell, uses humor as a weapon to expose hatred. The playwright, who runs the Jewish Theater of New York...
Iddo Netanyahu Remembers the Entebbe Raid
One of the most daring rescue operations in military history was saved by a faulty pickup truck. That's what Dr. Iddo Netanyahu told a crowd of more...
Sex-Ed in the Synagogue
Sex can be a difficult subject to talk about in any venue. In a synagogue, it can be especially awkward. But that wasn’t the case...
Jewish Millennials Hear Last-Minute Appeals for Clinton and Trump
Should Jews vote for the presidential candidate who is cheered by neo-Nazis -- or for the other, who supported the Iran nuclear deal? At the Manhattan Jewish Experience on West...
‘Indignation’ Has Fight, But Needs More Fury (REVIEW)
Two of the most important things for a young man are to gain independence and find love. In “Indignation,” a film based on the book...
Auschwitz Survivor Brings Crowd to Tears at Manhattan Holocaust Remembrance Event
On May 4, 1944, the Nazis rounded up many of the Jews in Hungary. Most did not live to tell their story. Stefania Hecht did, and...
