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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.

“We do not accept death as the final word,” Prof. Michael Berenbaum says after the screening of a documentary about the difficult reparations talks between Jewish and German leaders and the resilience of Holocaust survivors.
“The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive” is a methodically researched and harrowing book about Otto von Wachter, a high-ranking SS member and one-time governor of Krakow.
“In basketball, there’s out of bounds, and insulting faith is out of bounds,” Rabbi Erez Sherman of Sinai Temple, who has had NBA players train in his synagogue, told JNS.
“Closed Circuit”—a harrowing and nerve-wracking documentary about the Palestinian terrorist attack at Sarona Market in June 2016—will be screened on Nov. 13 at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan and will be available online after that date.
Dalya Knapp makes her film debut in “She Said.”
Ariel Elias has been praised for her handling of an on-stage incident in a New Jersey club, which went viral through a video that has amassed 5.6 million views on Twitter.
At 92nd Street Y, the Jewish actress discusses coming to America, Ukraine and her new film “Luckiest Girl Alive.”
Martin Kove speaks about his Jewish heritage and the one condition to reprise his role on the Netflix show.
Joshua Newton said the tech giant’s move hurt his film’s prospects.
Leaders will address everything from Israel to mental health issues.
“I’ve said often that I won’t work on a more important project. I hope to work on other important films, but I will not work on a more important film than this one,” he affirms after making “The U.S. and the Holocaust.”
Will the audience be “patient” with Steve Carell in a new tension-filled show on FX and Hulu?