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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...

Oct 12, 2026, 12:02 AM

Steven Berkoff marks The Battle of Cable Street

Steven Berkoff’s seminal film They Shall Not Pass: The Battle of Cable Street was screened as one of the events marking the 90th anniversary of that remarkable day in London, when the city's Jews, supported by other communities, defied...

Oct 9, 2026, 12:57 AM

Jewish Creators Need a New Hollywood Moment

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There is a remarkable lesson buried in the history of Hollywood. More than a century ago, Jewish immigrants and their children faced barriers in many of America’s established professions and cultural institutions. Publishing, journalism and other traditional avenues of influence...

Justine Johnston Hemmestad

Oct 5, 2026, 6:49 PM

Influencers, Influencing

The release of the documentary Naza, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, has ignited a strong response from Israelis who argue that the film presents a highly selective account of the war in Gaza while leaving...

Sep 26, 2026, 12:31 PM

Can a movie make us change?

UN general assembly hall, Norbert Nagel, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany via Wikimedia Commons

A film made by Israeli film makers points a damning finger at Israeli policy in Gaza. A musician who has little idea of the forces at play behind his words is dropped from a tour for calling for a...

Sep 25, 2026, 8:02 AM

Fueling Hostility, Not Reform: A Response to NAZA documentary

When news broke about the reception and acclaim surrounding NAZA—the documentary directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor—my immediate reaction was a mix of surprise and sheer frustration. How does a film reliant on masked "witnesses," unverified testimonials,...

Sherwin Pomerantz

Sep 23, 2026, 12:41 PM

Robert Kraft Did the Right Thing

New England Patriots owner, philanthropist and committed Jew, Robert Kraft, did the right thing in barring rapper Macklemore from performing as an opening act on Ed Sheeran’s "Loop Tour" following Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian statements made on stage at a New...

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