Alan Zeitlin

Living in the literal ‘shadow’ of Auschwitz

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As a teenager, Kai Höss found out that his grandfather, Rudolf, was the commandant of Auschwitz and one of...

Holocaust documentary asks why Lithuania honours villains as heroes

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Grant Gochin had seen documentation of Jonas Noreika’s signature ordering the construction of a ghetto to confine Lithuanian Jews...

Former VP Mike Pence: Israel’s fight is our fight

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“We stand with Israel because her cause is our cause,” former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said, addressing Tuesday...

Jewish director says Facebook banning ads for his Holocaust film was shameful

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A son of Holocaust survivors is demanding an apology from Facebook for blocking ads for his newly-released film “Beautiful...

Ken Burns puts America under the microscope

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Ken Burns can’t recall ever learning about the Holocaust in school. America’s most decorated documentarian, who boasts epic films like...

James Caan, best known for role of Sonny in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

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Santino (“Sonny”) Corleone was a hot head whose life ended in a hail of bullets. James Caan, the Jewish actor...
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‘Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline for a show worth watching

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Being a Mossad operative in Iran isn’t a job for the faint of heart. Viewers get a sense of...

Children in crosshairs: The lasting, chilling effect of the Führer

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The small Jewish boy from Berlin stood a few meters from Adolf Hitler. He waved the salute, ran away and...

The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen

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How did a non-Jewish director make one of the best Jewish films of all time? Did Frank Sinatra think...