Alan Zeitlin
The Shvesters: Paulina Levi (left) and Polina Fradkin (Photo by Nira Dayanim)
March 12, 2025, 2:44 pm
How two Yiddish soul sisters became a singing sensation
The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities in the United States.
By Alan Zeitlin
Light middleweight champion Claressa Shields and boxing promoter Dmitriy Salita. (Photo courtesy of Dmitriy Salita)
January 6, 2023, 2:48 pm
Jewish boxer to be inducted into New York Boxing Hall of Fame
Dmitriy Salita says never fighting on Shabbos gave him balance in a crazy world.
By Alan Zeitlin
Freddie Feldman created this challah in the form of House Targaryen's coat of arms from “Game of Thrones.” (Courtesy of Freddie Feldman)
December 9, 2022, 9:38 am
Meet the man whose challah will make you holla
Freddie Feldman has made challahs in the shape of everything from George Jetson to the Targaryen symbol from “Game of Thrones.”
By Alan Zeitlin
Adriana Fernandez is a non-Jewish nanny to Jewish children in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo courtesy of Adriana Fernandez)
December 6, 2022, 1:39 pm
‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox children becomes a social media sensation
Adriana Fernandez can pronounce Pesach perfectly, and is well-versed in the rules of “shomer negiah” and “tznius.”
By Alan Zeitlin
Adam Sandler at a press conference for "Click" in 2005. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
December 2, 2022, 12:56 pm
Adam Sandler recounts how he wrote ‘The Chanukah Song’
Jewish celeb credits family for success and says his career didn’t start off with a bang.
By Alan Zeitlin
Caption: Glenn Close and Niv Sultan as Marjan and Tamar in “Tehran” on Apple TV+. (Image Courtesy of Apple TV+ via JNS)
June 7, 2022, 9:27 am
Tehran’ pumps up the adrenaline in a show worth watching
“Tehran” offers one of the best non-superhero female action leading characters in quite some time.
By Alan Zeitlin
A punishing “Moon Knight” in a Disney+ show based on the comic book. (Credit: Marvel Studios)
May 4, 2022, 7:34 pm
Should Jews be over the moon for Disney series?
“Moon Knight” features what is believed to be the first overtly Marvel Jewish character in the form of alter-ego Marc Spector.
By Alan Zeitlin
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