Alan Zeitlin
ARTICLES BY: Alan Zeitlin
Jewish Singer Uses Music to Get Through a Rocky Road
In the age of streaming music, releasing an album with 21 songs might not be the best business move. Giving it a controversial title that...
Why Matthew Broderick Wanted to Star in a Buddy Film About Jewish Mourning
Matthew Broderick’s comedic talent on screen is unquestionable. But starring in a film as a biology professor helping a Hasidic cantor deal with his wife’s...
New Play by Jewish Author Tackles the Environment and Sexual Harrasment
Calling a woman a “bird Nazi” isn’t usually the best way for a man to win an attractive woman. In the play Whirlwind, now at...
Bubbies Become Matchmakers in New TV Show
Linda Rich can sing, Bunny Gibson can dance, and S.J. Mendelson has sass. The three women star in a new show called Bubbies Know Best...
‘The Invisibles’ Tells the Amazing Tale of Four Holocaust Survivors
When death knocked at her door, Hanni Weissenberg refused to answer it. Living in Berlin in 1943 -- when the Nazis tried to wipe out...
A Jewish, Cancer-Surviving Comedian Is Up for an Adult-Themed Award
When Eitan Levine went to see the hit show Hamilton, he never imagined it could lead to possibly winning an award that would make him...
With Synagogue Membership Dwindling, Musician Looks to Show Meaning with Music
Joey Weisenberg may not look like a rock star. But staring at the crowd of more than 700 people on their feet at his recent...
‘Fauda’ Lead Writer Reveals Toughest Scene He Had to Write — and Thoughts on Israeli-Palestinian Peace
How do you craft the perfect scene between the hunter and the hunted? That was Moshe Zonder’s concern. The head writer of the award-winning show...
Is This the Jewish Tony Robbins?
While good and bad things happen every day, shootings like the one at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh don’t. Terrorist attacks in Israel...
The Man Who Walked Every Street of New York City
If a New Yorker tells you to go take a walk, usually you’ve done something wrong. But not Matt Green. The Virginia native, who has...
‘Observance’: A Touching, Relevant Play About Modern Judaism
Tracey Goldblum wants her daughter to stop smoking marijuana, practice safe sex, and avoid punching men in the face. Her wishes come true when her...
Yeshiva University Grad Writes Book to Help Children Understand Death
What should parents tell their children when a loved one dies? It’s a difficult question to grapple with, and more often than not, the parent tells...
New Movie Takes a Look Back at the Tumultuous Oslo Accords
Is there any reason to be optimistic that there can be a true peace deal for the Israelis and Palestinians? “I don’t think there is another...
Israel’s Glushko Qualifies for US Open
Moments after her match was over on Court 9 on Friday, Julia Glushko put her hands over her eyes -- as if she could not...
Iran and Turkey Blast UAE Peace Deal With Israel as ‘Sin of Normalization’
Arabic Newspaper in Canada Falsely Blames Israel for Beirut Explosion
US Loses Iran Arms Embargo Bid as Putin Pushes Summit to Avoid Nuclear Deal Showdown
US Will Do Utmost to Renew Iran Arms Embargo, Pompeo Vows
Greek, Turkish Warships in ‘Mini Collision’ Ankara Calls Provocative