Alan Zeitlin: Lior Raz can carry any scene with just his green eyes; his brooding, menacing snarl; and his angry resting face, which precedes opening a can of beatdown on his enemies.
Leah Aharoni: This supposedly romantic story of a young woman running away from the tyranny of a Chassidic “cult” is just another play-out of the secular Jewish aspiration to break with thousands of years of Jewish tradition.
Thane Rosenbaum: A new batch of shows on Netflix depicts characters as far more dignified, emotionally complex and action-packed than past stereotypes.
Ben Cohen: When it comes to debating Holocaust collaboration, Poland will not settle for anything less than complete exoneration for its nation—a goal that doesn’t comport with the historical record.