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Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 31, 2026, 5:27 PM

The Mad Dog Of Europe

Shortly after Adolf Hitler's accession to power as Germany's chancellor in 1933, the noted Hollywood screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz wrote The Mad Dog Of Europe, an anti-Nazi script that, he hoped, could be turned into a movie. As hard as he...

Oct 27, 2026, 7:24 AM

Gaza’s documentary war: Who owns the truth?

A few days ago, I received a WhatsApp message warning me about an antisemitic propaganda film called NAZA. It urged me to watch a rival documentary, give it a like, leave a comment and share it with as many...

Sheldon Kirshner

Oct 19, 2026, 6:47 PM

White Bird: A Wonder Story

The Holocaust has produced a steady stream of movies, and White Bird: A Wonder Story is one of the latest ones. Based on a graphic novel and directed by Marc Forster, it is now streaming on the Netflix platform. Set...

Moshe Grussgott

Oct 19, 2026, 1:28 AM

The Nezek and Nonsense of NAZA

The Nezek of NAZA The documentary NAZA, about civilian casualties in Gaza, infamously received a Stalin-esque 25 minutes standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival last month. I use the term “Stalin-esque” not only to describe the length of...

Oct 18, 2026, 11:35 AM

A person should own the algorithm: Watching ‘The Social Reckoning’ with my son

Michael Herman speaks at a campus rally. (Courtesy of Aaron Herman)

My 8th grader joined social media to fight antisemitism. When we saw the new film about Facebook, I discovered he understands something Mark Zuckerberg has forgotten

Oct 16, 2026, 7:34 PM

The Little Film That Could – Until October 7th

Sharon Stone in the documentary film, Follow Me. Masmas productions.

What began as a cute film about a Holocaust survivor became something much more complicated after October 7th. Making a documentary film can take years. In our case, it took more than five. During those five years, the world changed...

Oct 13, 2026, 8:01 AM

An Evening in NYC with the Filmmakers of “NAZA: The Real Story”

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Last night, I attended the screening of "NAZA: The Real Story" that was hosted by the Israel American Council at Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The acclaimed Film is a Fact Based response to the...

Oct 13, 2026, 6:32 AM

Reflections on Having Just Seen NAZA

Surprisingly, I don’t feel anything. My wife, who saw it with me and tends to be angrier at Israel, said she felt sorry for the soldiers, who seemed to be confessing and even perhaps implicitly repenting. Having read extensively about...

Kelsey Maurine Brickl

Oct 13, 2026, 4:44 AM

Here We Go Again: Seinfeld and the Disgrace of Onstage Meltdowns

In November 2006, Michael Richards stood onstage at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles and unleashed a racist tirade against Black audience members who had interrupted his performance. Richards, then best known for playing Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld, repeatedly...

Oct 12, 2026, 11:35 PM

Movie review: Naza. Both versions

I am sure you saw all the rage about the movie NAZA. The title is an Israeli military acronym for "collateral damage." Its makers interviewed anonymous soldiers who claim the IDF deliberately and systematically targeted civilians in Gaza. (Not...

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