יום שבת, כ״ו תמוז תשפ״וSaturday, July 11, 2026
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By Alan Zeitlin
Kiros campaigned with streamer Hasan Piker, who has said that America deserved 9/11, ultra-Orthodox Jews are inbreds, and anyone who ever had a positive feeling for Israel should not even be able to be a dog catcher.
By Alan Zeitlin
In Mamdani’s mind, AIPAC is a group of monsters, and someone who protested against Israel the day after October 7 is a person of conviction. Yes, it is madness, but it is working.
By Alan Zeitlin
The play presents Dahl as a man in physical pain, desperate to secure his marriage to his second wife, and increasingly cornered by public backlash.
By Alan Zeitlin
“So, we are here today not to accommodate, not to give permission, not to bow our heads,” Louis-Klein said. “We are here today to say no. To say that we, as Jews and as Israelis, will not be erased from this society. We will not countenance a racist hate movement. We will not accept antizionism...
By Alan Zeitlin
Lebowicz performs across the country for synagogues and organizations that want clean, kosher comedy that still makes them laugh. His comedy is easily accessible, drawing from Jewish laws and customs as well as from some popular culture that everyone is familiar with.
By Alan Zeitlin
Reactions were swift, with some saying it was an offense to our community to no longer have a Jewish Heritage Day and others saying it was not a big deal and there could be innocuous reasons.
By Alan Zeitlin
The hypocrisy revealed in that testimony was blatant. The usual rules that apply to everyone else don’t apply to Jews and Israel.
By Alan Zeitlin
While at the height of his powers as the host of his top-rated Fox News show, Carlson brought on rapper Kanye West, who said some questionable things about Jared Kushner, but Carlson deleted a portion where West said that he’d prefer his children celebrated Chanukah instead of Kwanzaa for “financial engineering.”
By Alan Zeitlin
I thank G-d nobody told me in the 491 days about my wife and daughters, Sharabi said. I think it would have hurt my chance to survive.
By Alan Zeitlin
Even more bizarre is that both The New York Times and The Washington Post referred to Khamenei as avuncular. Normal people rarely use that word. I’ve heard it uttered less than 10 times in my life.
By Alan Zeitlin
YU (20-8 overall, 16-0 in Conference) relies a lot on star shooting guard Zevi Samet, who is from Monsey and manages to keep his kippah on while nailing 3-pointers.
By Alan Zeitlin
Carlson has great skill in magnifying and minimizing what he wants to, and is a charismatic con-artist who is unlikely to be discredited by a kind man who cares about decorum.
By Alan Zeitlin
Carlson has great skill in magnifying and minimizing what he wants to, and is a charismatic con-artist who is unlikely to be discredited by a kind man who cares about decorum.
By Alan Zeitlin
Canadian-Israeli David Greaves, president of the Israeli Olympic Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, told The Jewish Press: It was shameful and careless and is the reason why Jews are unsafe in the streets of many places around the world. Imagine the uproar if he did that to an athlete from any other nation.
By Alan Zeitlin
Qatar has already spent an estimated $6.5 billion to brainwash college students to hate America and Israel, while Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens seek to make Christians feel that support for Israel is a yogurt that has now soured.
By Alan Zeitlin
The 6’8” player, who weighs about 228 pounds and is nicknamed “Turbo,” previously starred for Maccabi Tel Aviv and was the Israeli Premier League MVP in the 2019-20 season – the third year in a row he helped his team win the championship.
By Alan Zeitlin
I think people see who I am and what I stand for, and I hope it gives others the confidence to serve.
By Alan Zeitlin
They were sure Trump’s political career was done after 2020, and his improbable return to the White House felt like an impossible betrayal by voters. With Mamdani positioning himself as an anti-Trump candidate, they felt that a vote for Mamdani was a vote against Trump and this could be a beginning of a reversal.
By Alan Zeitlin
People test the waters to see what they can get away with in the world of public opinion. Be sure there are bots praising both Carlson and Fuentes. But there are real people also, posting antisemitic things.
By Alan Zeitlin
Jewish actor Saul Rubinek talks about his role as a rabbi in the 2022 film Shttl and starring in the new Off-Broadway play in Brooklyn called Playing Shylock.
By Alan Zeitlin
Charlie was extremely smart, knowledgeable, well read and an authoritative yet genuine voice who could speak on virtually every subject, capable of responding to those debating and critiquing him.
By Alan Zeitlin
The idea that the entire country of Israel is immoral is a fantasy of Jew-haters.
By Alan Zeitlin
A prevailing theme of the book is having emunah despite not having one’s desires met.
By Alan Zeitlin
We are so outnumbered, so if given the platform to speak, we have to take that opportunity even if we are incensed that other guests given an opportunity are antisemitic.
By Alan Zeitlin
Greenblatt said it was Trump’s intervention that resulted in hostage Edan Alexander being freed and added that sometimes you just have to do what you have to do, talk to the worst people in the world to actually make progress, that’s the reality.
By Alan Zeitlin
Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, a former aide to Republican Governor George Pataki and former CUNY trustee, said people should be taking Mamdani’s candidacy more seriously.
By Alan Zeitlin
He said based largely on this incident, when people ask him how to fight antisemitism, besides Holocaust education, people should illuminate others on the many Jewish contributions to the world.
By Alan Zeitlin
In the debate with Beinart, Lax said the charge of apartheid is wrong and that the status of those who live in what is called the West Bank is not based on race but on citizenship vs. non-citizenship.
By Alan Zeitlin
Having visited before the latest round of violence, Lopatin said it is his hope that the new regime would be peaceful and not ally itself with Iran.
By Alan Zeitlin
Collier, who is Jewish and lived in Israel in the past has been a staunch critic of the BBC for a long time, accusing it of anti-Israel bias. But he said this documentary is more egregious.
By Alan Zeitlin
Did Hamas think that after massacring 1,200 people, taking more than 250 hostages, burning people alive, videotaping it and posting it online, Israel would send over a fruit basket?
By Alan Zeitlin
In a previous interview with The Jewish Press, Lax said he was falsely accused of discrimination since he stood up against antisemitism and would be exonerated. In October of 2023, an eight-month investigation found no evidence of any wrong-doing by Lax.
By Alan Zeitlin
In 1995, it was uncommon for Orthodox Jews to desire to donate organs. I think the decision to donate organs made a tremendous impact on the Jewish community to consider donating in the future, Wolf said.
By Alan Zeitlin
Point guard Max Zakheim helped the team go on a five-game wining streak.
By Alan Zeitlin
The case revolved around whether the TV segment and article using the phrase black market would lead people to think Young was doing something illegal and or preying on Afghans.
By Alan Zeitlin
Fans like to use sports to distract themselves from war, from family stress, job stress, not being as in shape as one would like, or at the very least, as a way to feel a part of something bigger than yourself – that you can cheer for and see tangible results. If only a rabbi could give a derasha and get 40,000 people to show up!
By Alan Zeitlin
The funniest moment of the competition was when Jacobowitz questioned a member of Shevach High School in Queens, whose product was Smart Smoke Sensor. She asked who would put rice in a toaster and the student replied: Someone in my family.
By Alan Zeitlin
Josephs said it was hashgacha pratis (divine providence) that she realized there wasn’t a group to fight for Orthodox and Jewish representation and that she was able to do so. She noted that positive Jewish representation is a kiddush Hashem.
By Alan Zeitlin
He criticized Jones for proposing that convicted murderers be allowed to vote from prison and wanting to defund the police and that Jones’s positions are too radical for the Hudson Valley.
By Alan Zeitlin
Murray, who is not Jewish, has become known as a fearless and masterful debater who has a penchant for slicing through nonsense and leaving oratory opponents sitting in a pound of their own flesh.
By Alan Zeitlin
Each comic shined, discussing everything from recent attacks by Israel to the presidential election to dating.
By Alan Zeitlin
The message is that politics come before the safety of the Jews, Sheinkopf said.
By Alan Zeitlin
I experienced the love of G-d amid the terror, which is such a dichotomy and a mind trip, he said. It’s like, what’s going on here? If you start to think about it, it’s too much to handle, but when you are active in the moment, you just look at it and that your mission is to play music every day...
By Alan Zeitlin
November said while poetry will likely remain a marginalized genre compared to fiction, those who are passionate about poetry work hard to hone their craft and take great joy in the way poetry provides a vehicle for communicating poignant truths in a compressed space.
By Alan Zeitlin
Knowing he is in a sport seen by many and interacts with people of countries around the world, Elkin said he felt it was important to show pictures of those who were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, with images on his helmet, jacket or signs he has held.
By Alan Zeitlin
Instead of protecting the Israeli team, the police were on the other side, I believe, he said. If I was a player on an adult team, I would have gone to the field and risked getting arrested, but you can’t do that with kids, he said.
By Alan Zeitlin
Having the opportunity to look people in the eye and make them laugh when they have gone through so much is powerful, she said.
By Alan Zeitlin
Let’s elect a president who recognizes that although Harvard and the Ivy Leagues have long abandoned the United States of America, the Jewish people never will, because Jewish values are American values and American values are Jewish values, he said in his speech.
By Alan Zeitlin
All of our kids have gotten along really well with the other teams, he said. He added that it was heartwarming to see players take pictures with those from other countries.
By Alan Zeitlin
Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the CNN June 27 debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump that will certainly feature some questions about Israel, Iran and antisemitism.
By Alan Zeitlin
The roles the actors play are all inherently difficult, as it is impossible to recreate what one would feel like during a massacre.
By Alan Zeitlin
Seinfeld gave an anti-cliché, speech, the antithesis of almost every other which tells people to follow their dreams or passions.
By Alan Zeitlin
There is a video of a UCLA student Eli Tsives who questions a woman who claims to be a professor at UCLA. He does know how to ask, and the woman is so flummoxed she asks for help.
By Alan Zeitlin
You know, it seems they’re [the protesters] are upset that I played for the IDF soldiers, which is straight up antisemitic and racist, Matisyahu said. We’re not allowed to have our own army? That’s what their problem is. They don’t know anything about me, who I am, or my fans.
By Alan Zeitlin
In case you were wondering which actor played Szmul, the answer is, nobody! Glazer did away with 95 percent of the book, including not having Jews, and not having Nazis with any meaningful reflections, which the book does have.
By Alan Zeitlin
U.S. taxpayers deserve to know if their tax dollars are funding jihadi terrorists.
By Alan Zeitlin
It is extremely meaningful to help if even in a small way, he said. I think people are looking to see what they can do and what are the best uses of their talents.
By Alan Zeitlin
He said, 'Hey nice, I’m a Jew too,’ Zippel recalled Irving saying. I said ‘Nice, Happy New Year.’ Then he said, ‘Don’t gotta bring a sign like that to the game.’ I was surprised he said that.
By Alan Zeitlin
I was surprised that the university presidents did such a poor job of responding to questions that should not have been so difficult for them to answer.
By Alan Zeitlin
Concerning the question of comedy in a time of tragedy, Lebowicz said one has to be sensible and sensitive.
By Alan Zeitlin
Shapiro said he would not speak about Candace Owens. She is a popular host of a show on his platform who appeared online to be questioning if she should work for Shapiro any longer, and he tweeted that she could quit if she felt like it.
By Alan Zeitlin
Haley said Hamas had to be eliminated, Israel should get whatever support it needs and the hostages should be returned. She said nobody should tell Israel what to do and America should have Israel’s back.
By Alan Zeitlin
Abrahams, who has twice visited Israel, said he asked if he could give his perspective on the situation and his take on the correct terminology to use for Hamas. Abrahams said, They basically said, ‘We have your number,’ as a way of refusing to let him give his take on the war.
By Alan Zeitlin
She said she believes the ripping down of the posters was partly due to reports in many news outlets, including The New York Times, with a headline that an Israeli strike hit a hospital and killed 500 people.
By Alan Zeitlin
Vernikov, who pulled $50,000 in discretionary funding from CUNY Law, said the hearing exposed pervasive antisemism. She said the hiring of Hill was unacceptable.
By Alan Zeitlin
Obviously I’m against antisemitism, Musk told Netanyahu, adding that he’s against anything that promotes hate and conflict.
By Alan Zeitlin
As a woman in particular in a war room, [Golda Meir] had to take control of the situation and make them understand that her voice as going to be an important part of the whole thing and they should not sideline her, Mirren agreed.
By Alan Zeitlin
Kennedy, who has been grilled by Democratic members of Congress over his remarks, told the crowd he took the situation to heart.
By Alan Zeitlin
Whether it is post-pandemic times or people are stressed from watching people argue about politics, Reese said, more and more people are wanting comedy.
By Alan Zeitlin
In an interview with The Jewish Press, Neuman talks about landing his dream job, working in a fast-paced environment while being Orthodox, and his love of leining.
By Alan Zeitlin
I also had two other interactions with CNN staff that both made me feel like I was the terrorist and somehow the terrorist was the victim.
By Alan Zeitlin
I consider it a small victory with still more to accomplish and to do, Gochin told The Jewish Press. I hope they are not simply taking it down ahead of the NATO summit only to put it up afterward.
By Alan Zeitlin
Kosherfest should not be viewed as a failure, but rather as an event that had a great run. There’s nothing like meeting someone face to face and shaking their hand, Kornblum said.
By Alan Zeitlin
Moses purchased the Codex Sassoon last week for a whopping $38.1 million and it will be housed at the museum in Tel Aviv... We did have a limit, but we did not hit the limit, Moses told The Jewish Press, but he did not wish to divulge what the limit was.
By Alan Zeitlin
One former leader, who was brought to Poland by the ACJF in September 2022, was former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was given the AJCF Fighting Hatred award. Some of his comments were shared on social media, and Simony said he was “deeply impressed” by Schwarzenegger’s words.
By Alan Zeitlin
Deciding to do comedy full-time was part exciting and part downright terrifying, Lebowicz told The Jewish Press.
By Alan Zeitlin
If Team Israel manages to win against the Dominican Republic on March 14, it would mark one of the biggest upsets in sports history.
By Alan Zeitlin
“The pushback against people like me has been really disruptive,” Michael W. Twitty said at the Museum of Jewish Heritage amid the antisemitism scandals surrounding Kanye West and Kyrie Irving.
By Alan Zeitlin
Adriana Fernandez can pronounce Pesach perfectly, and is well-versed in the rules of “shomer negiah” and “tznius.”
By Alan Zeitlin
The sad truth is that audiences now know that violence against Jews is no longer relegated to stories from years ago of the Russian czar kicking Jews out of Russia, but seen in Pittsburgh, New York, Los Angeles, and across the globe.
By Alan Zeitlin
Did he expect to be sued by Netanyahu after calling him “mentally ill?” It is extremely rare and bizarre for a former prime minister to sue another.
By Alan Zeitlin
9/11 survivor and author Ari Schonbrun has shared his inspiring story with people across the globe.
By Alan Zeitlin
I always try to look at it as how can you strive higher to be a better person and a better worker. With health and wealth, you can always look at it and say it could be much worse.
By Alan Zeitlin
As someone who has covered antisemitism and spoken with victims, I was both encouraged and disappointed with different parts of the special.
By Alan Zeitlin
He said a leading area Democrat told them that the Kentucky governor had to cancel a trip to Israel to deal with the floods. She smiled and said, ‘I see Israel came to us,’ he recounted her saying.
By Alan Zeitlin
There were definitely mistakes that were made in the past and it is important to fix things as there are 20,000 Jewish students on CUNY campuses. I’m enthusiastic for what will be implemented.
By Alan Zeitlin
Ritch said that first, her running-mate, who was not Jewish and was elected president, first resigned after it was stated by students that he had made a racist micro-aggression and that then the pressure fell on her as she was hit with a bevy of attacks online.
By Alan Zeitlin
Israel doesn’t have a right to defend itself. It has an obligation to defend itself. The primary obligation of any government is to defend its citizens.
By Alan Zeitlin
There are still some who believe that, had Peres beaten Netanyahu, there would have been a peace deal.
By Alan Zeitlin
Former Democratic Assemblyman Dov Hikind told The Jewish Press that he was furious with the museum’s decision.
By Alan Zeitlin
Roughly 70,000 boxes were ordered; the packages will be sent to Hungary and then transferred to Ukraine.
By Alan Zeitlin
One of my greatest joys was coming home from camp each day, devouring mashed potatoes with pieces of pickle in it and chocolate pudding that my Nana made and watching the Mets on TV with my Papa.
By Alan Zeitlin
“I don’t understand why the bail was so low,” Blake Zavadsky said. “$1,000 is nothing."
By Alan Zeitlin
"I'm not surprised that people hate," Goldberg told The Jewish Press. "I'm surprised that Google, a company worth billions of dollars doesn't have a way to stop this. How I could get 100 negative reviews on a Saturday when I'm not open.
By Alan Zeitlin
Money from club-promoting life allowed him to stop dealing marijuana, but when he felt spiritually lost, he searched for spirituality.
By Alan Zeitlin
“He’s that talented, and we all know it. He’s a selfless kid who worked hard and stayed within the offense to produce,” said Yeshiva University head coach basketball Elliot Steinmetz of 22-year-old, 6-foot-7-inch senior guard Ryan Turell.
By Alan Zeitlin
YU Star Balances Full-Time Job, Marriage, Early Practices, Daf Yomi, and College Classes In Championship Quest
By Alan Zeitlin
Vernikov, 37, a Jewish Ukrainian-American, told JNS of her victory in Brooklyn: "People were angry with what the Democrats are doing to this country. People were ready for a change. They believed I was that change.”
By Alan Zeitlin
The Jewish Comedian Hits the Road – and Looks to Unite Jews
By Alan Zeitlin
I asked if they could bring us some food. They gave us a few grapes, apples and crackers. So we did the Kiddush over grapes and the Motzi over some crackers.
July 10, 2026 
