Thane Rosenbaum
ARTICLES BY: Thane Rosenbaum
Binge-Watching Jewish TV as an Indoor Sport
JNS.org - Netflix was surely not around during the making of the Covenant — the contract between God, Abraham and Jewish People. But more so...
National Anxieties and Doomsday Scenarios in HBO’s ‘Plot Against America’
JNS.org - Improbable as it may seem during a global pandemic, HBO is airing a miniseries that could very well take your mind off of...
Will Impeachment Ramifications Point Fingers at American Jews?
JNS.org - Regardless of how Jewish Americans feel about US President Donald Trump — whether they view him as a menace to democracy (I do),...
Enter Michael Bloomberg, and His Draw for Jewish Votes
JNS.org - With Michael Bloomberg’s announcement that he will be running for president as a Democrat, the former New York mayor may have given American...
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Reminds Us of Age-Old Jewish Truths
“Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles” is more than just a lyric these days on Broadway. The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s absolutely flawless production of...
‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’ Is Proved Wrong, Again
Elijah the Prophet was nowhere to be found in San Diego on the last day of Passover -- especially not at the Chabad synagogue in...
Ilhan Omar and the Corbynization of the Democratic Party
Don’t be surprised if any time soon, members of the Democratic Party start speaking with British accents. Yes, that’s right: Bernie Sanders drops his Brooklynese...
New Yiddish Rep Brings Hanoch Levin to Off-Broadway
In what was avant-garde Off-Broadway theater at its finest, the New Yiddish Rep just wrapped up several weekends of repertory performances of The Labor of Life and The Whore from...
Larry David’s Holocaust Joke Was a Step Too Far
With his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" this past weekend, Larry David, the undisputed king of cringe-comedy, may have finally crossed a line. It is a symbolic...
Trump Must Take on the United Nations
For all the talk on the political scene about draining the swamp, there is one entity -- conveniently located on the East River of New York City -- which deserves...
When Will the UN Make the Palestinians Uphold Their Commitments?
Welcome to Israel’s world of ethereal expectations -- the standard of moral perfection to which it is routinely held, and the dizzying array of double standards to...
