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Alan Zeitlin

Alan Zeitlin is a writer whose articles have appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Jewish Press, The Forward and other publications. He is based in New York and hosts the “Film Fury” podcast.

“Hopefully, this will go viral, so many can see the exposure of bias exposed that is going on,” said Sami Steigmann, who will turn 86 in a few weeks.
Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern say making the dish is a dying art, and they are hoping to jump-start a revival.
Director Norman Jewison understood how to make a monumental musical at a time where many had failed in transporting such work to the screen.
According to the university’s interim president, anti-Semitic comments are unacceptable in any context, but the slurs used are protected by free speech and not a violation of school rules.
“You don’t go after a comedian for telling a joke. If that would have happened at a comedy club, the cops would have been called, and the individual would have been arrested. But in Hollywood, you get an award,” said Dani Zoldan, co-owner of Stand Up NY.
I knew it would be a hit,” says creator Eliran Malka. “Usually, we see [haredim] in political aspects or demonstrations against the [Israeli] army.” But here, he says, “it’s cool yeshivah guys, and it’s like a college series but the Jerusalem version.”
The 51-year-old comedian tells of overcoming depression, how he performs a routine without curse words, and notes exhibiting both Jewish and Jersey pride.
“Not only does the administration not care about discrimination against Orthodox or Zionist Jews, but they actively retaliate against them,” claimed Professor Jeffrey Lax, who is involved in an investigation against Kingsborough Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system.
“I don’t understand why the bail was so low,” he said. “$1,000 is nothing. It took a while for the NYPD to catch him. How do we know he won’t now go into hiding since he is free?” asked Blake Zavadsky, who was punched in the face while shopping in December in Brooklyn, N.Y.