Alan Zeitlin

6 days ago | algemeiner.com | Alan Zeitlin

Imagine if you came to work and told your boss that you were mauled by a demon in the middle of night. You’d probably be ordered to get a psych evaluation or fired. But Tucker Carlson, with a serious face, said he was mauled by a demon in the middle of the night in 2024. When you have millions of dollars and charisma, you can get away with these things. What he can’t get away with is tricking people who are not stupid.

1 week ago | unpacked.media | Alan Zeitlin

With antisemitism on the rise, portrayals of Jews on screen are under greater scrutiny than ever. So what are we to make of the bizarre and morally complex ending to Netflix’s hit show “You,” which centers on a Jewish serial killer? Having a villain viewers are supposed to root for isn’t new — just ask fans of Tony Soprano. But while he was a stereotypical Italian mobster, “You” stood out thanks to its unique narrative style, heavy voiceover, and, of course, Penn Badgley’s undeniable charm.

2 weeks ago | unpacked.media | Alan Zeitlin

When Hamas terrorists launched their deadly assault on Israel on Oct. 7, the horror was unimaginable. Sixteen-year-old Rotem Mathias survived by pretending to be dead, hiding beneath the body of his murdered mother. Eleven-year-old Yael Idan, after witnessing the murder of her sister, asked if there was any chance she might come back to life. After seeing his father get shot, 12-year-old Eitan Yahalomi was kidnapped and taken to Gaza, where he survived 52 days on a diet of pita and cucumber.

2 weeks ago | jns.org | Alan Zeitlin

(April 27, 2025 / JNS)IDF commando Yoav Tzivoni remembers the moment he was hit by the rocket-propelled grenade in Beit Lahia that collapsed is lung and blew off his left leg below the knee. “I flew like a puppet without strings,” Tzivoni says in “Fighters,” a new docuseries in English that follows soldiers wounded in the Swords of Iron war as they undergo rehabilitation at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Ramat Gan.

2 weeks ago | unpacked.media | Alan Zeitlin

The last thing a rabbi expects to hear in his synagogue on Saturday is the click of a gun. But that’s exactly what happened to Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker as he led services at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022. That morning, Rabbi Cytron-Walker welcomed in a man he thought might be homeless, offering him warmth and a cup of tea. Instead, Malik Faisal Akram pulled out a gun, taking the rabbi and several congregants hostage for nearly 11 terrifying hours.