Alan Zeitlin

2 weeks ago | jns.org | Alan Zeitlin

(April 8, 2025 / JNS)Director and writer Daniel Robbins was looking for a different kind of comedy when producer Adam Mitchell had an idea that he had never seen done on screen before. Robbins, who is a Modern Orthodox graduate of the Ramaz day school on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, N.Y., was hooked when he heard an idea. “Co-writer Zack Weiner has these very crazy lively Shabbat dinners on the Upper West Side with his family,” Robbins told JNS.

2 weeks ago | algemeiner.com | Alan Zeitlin

Almost a Vice President — New Joe Lieberman Documentary Is Heartwarming and a Must-See [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] In a world where politicians are not often trusted to do what they believe is right, Joe Lieberman was an exception. I once interviewed his mother and when I spoke with him in 2010 and asked about nearly becoming vice president, he said it was “all in God’s hands.” The new documentary Centered: Joe Lieberman, includes the chaos of the 2000 election in which Republicans...

2 weeks ago | jewishpress.com | Alan Zeitlin

Holocaust survivor Ivan Gluck dreamed of being of hockey star, but the 87-year-old Floridian took the ice at UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island March 23 as an honorary captain for an historic game. As the Jerusalem Capitals took on HC Tel Aviv, it marked the first time Israeli hockey teams played in North America.

3 weeks ago | unpacked.media | Alan Zeitlin

Just as Duke, Florida, and Auburn punched their tickets to the NCAA Division I Final Four, Jewish high school basketball teams across North America were delivering thrilling drama at Yeshiva University’s Red Sarachek Tournament. This year’s competition, which tipped off March 26, featured stunning buzzer-beaters, a remarkable 17-point comeback, and a clutch performer reminiscent of Michael Jordan himself.

3 weeks ago | algemeiner.com | Alan Zeitlin

There are times when a concert is so good, you close your eyes and marvel in meditative greatness. But when I saw The Shvesters at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan on March 20, I kept my eyes open — because my experience was something far better than I could have imagined, and brought me back to nostalgic highlights of my youth. Singing mostly Yiddish covers, along with Hebrew ones and some English songs thrown in, The Shvesters stand out for their vocal excellence.