Marc Kornblatt, at The Blogs

Nov 14, 2023, 12:26 AM

Wartime images of Israeli bombs destroying building after building in Gaza City, of gravely injured Palestinian children being carried through the streets, are horrific. Look at the Instagram feeds of wizard_bisan1, a filmmaker reporting from Gaza. Her interviews with people...

Nov 8, 2023, 7:32 PM

Cry, Breathe, Laugh

Bomb Shelter Bombsbhell (photo by Marc Kornblatt)

Early evening on Nachalat Binyamin Mall, a popular Tel Aviv destination. The street is quiet. Israel is at war. A guy sits on a bench across from an ice cream shop. His wife calls out from the shop’s doorway. She:...

Nov 3, 2023, 6:11 AM

If You Don’t Live in Israel, Don’t Pontificate

“You don’t get it.” That’s what I want to tell the people in the US who have lectured me on how my new country is conducting its current war against Hamas. I remember being told the same thing during the Black...

Oct 23, 2023, 12:48 AM

Hostages first, ground troops later

As I write this, Day 16 of the Israel-Hamas War, my wife and I have become accustomed to taking cover in the bedroom/bomb shelter of our Tel Aviv apartment. We consider ourselves lucky. We don’t have to run outside...

Aug 17, 2023, 8:31 PM

Putting Judicial Overhaul Into Biblical Context

The rabbis of old have inspired me to view the judicial reforms led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a rarified light. When his coalition tells us its members are the protectors of Israel's democracy, I think of...

Jul 27, 2023, 2:34 PM

Reason to Rejoice on Tisha Be’av

On the saddest day of the Jewish year, I have found a reason to rejoice. With all due respect, I do not mean to minimize the memories of the destruction of the First and Second Temples, the defeat of the...

Jun 1, 2023, 8:52 PM

Critical Race Theory vs. Torah

People who rail against critical race theory make me wonder about their stance on the Torah. Scripture is so filled with damaging images of the human race that studying it might leave students feeling wretched about being born. The negativity...

May 19, 2023, 3:20 PM

Bound by Blood, Worlds Apart

The current level of unrest in Israel makes me wonder if people can agree upon a path forward without tearing the country apart. How I wish my older brother and I could provide a hopeful example. Though we live...

Mar 30, 2023, 2:26 PM

Bibi blinked, perhaps

The night of March 27, 2023, came as a surprise. Bibi blinked. I think. After comparing himself to King Solomon, and announcing that he was pausing his overhaul of Israel's judicial system, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would...

Feb 21, 2023, 5:06 PM

A Broken Toaster

Rally for Israeli Democracy (photo by Marc Kornblatt

“Our system of government is a broken toaster that burns people. The only solution is to throw it away and get a new one.” We were sitting in my Tel Aviv living room eating brunch this past weekend when my...

About Me

Filmmaker, playwright, and children's book author Marc Kornblatt is the producer/director of the award-winning documentaries DOSTOEVSKY BEHIND BARS, STILL 60, WHAT I DID IN FIFTH GRADE, and LIFE ON THE LEDGE, among others, and more than 20 web series, including MINUTE MAN, ROCK REGGA, THE NARROW BRIDGE PROJECT, and BLUE & RED, RESPECTFUL ENCOUNTERS OF THE POLITICAL KIND. He and his wife made Aliyah in 2019 and now live in Tel Aviv.

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