Disappointment in Claims Conference decision to feature Seth Rogen The comedian has questioned Israel’s existence and participated in online ridicule of a Jewish journalist by antisemites. Heather Robinson Dec. 30, 2022
‘Unorthodox’ star Shira Haas makes TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people “Everyone on this list is poised to make history,” says Dan Macsai, editorial director of the 2021 TIME100 NEXT project. “And, in fact, many already have.” Feb. 18, 2021
What to teach (and not teach) your children about Israel The pandemic has become an educational disaster, but as the Seth Rogen kerfuffle reminds us, it’s also an opportunity to inform and inspire kids about Jewish life. Jonathan S. Tobin Aug. 4, 2020
What Jews have to say to Seth Rogen Shany Mor challenged the actor to confront his fellow Americans with the failings of their country before deriding Israel, “ … then tell me if you still want to use the word ‘brave’ the next time you and your bunkmate trash talk your camp counselors.” Lana Melman Aug. 4, 2020
Are Beinart and Rogen the handwriting on the wall for Diaspora Jewry? To ignore the facts and reality of what is happening to liberal American Judaism, especially if you care about Judaism’s future in the diaspora, is to bury your head in the sand. Dr. Eric R. Mandel Aug. 3, 2020
Advice to Jewish celebs: Grow up! They’re mad at their parents for being pro-Israel, so they take it out on the rest of us, battering the Jewish world with their incessant whining. Stephen M. Flatow Aug. 3, 2020
Rogen and Maron: A tale of two useful idiots The pair of Jewish joke-makers treat the teaching of Jewish history as some sort of nefarious indoctrination that they are now ashamed to have taken seriously in the past. Joseph Tipograph Aug. 3, 2020
Seth Rogen’s Zionist blind spot deserves a clear-eyed Zionist answer Which lies was Rogen fed all these years that made him miss the very soul of the Zionist idea? David Suissa July 30, 2020
Workmen’s Circle to honor actor Seth Rogen and father They will receive the Generation to Generation Activism Award, having worked for the Jewish organization in Los Angeles in the early 2000s. Nov. 28, 2019
