Lior Zaltzman, JTA, Author at JMORE

Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’ Miniseries is Just What We All Need Right Now

by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | Mar 30, 2020 | Art, Arts & Life, Film & TV, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, The Arts, Visual Arts

Back in 2012, when Deborah Feldman’s memoir “Unorthodox” came out, several people recommended I read this bestselling tale about a young woman leaving the Satmar Chasidic sect. I didn’t follow their advice, but I absolutely should have. It’s an important and...

‘Dead To Me’ is the New Netflix Show Jewish Women Need to Watch

by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | May 23, 2019 | Arts & Life, Film & TV

This story originally appeared on Kveller. It’s been a while since I felt like a show outsmarted me. But “Dead to Me,” Netflix’s new star-studded series, has made me gasp quite a few times. It manages to subvert all my expectations in a way that feels entirely...

This Couple’s Goal is to Photograph Every Living Holocaust Survivor

by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | Mar 23, 2019 | Community, Community Resources, Education, Elderly

This article originally appeared on Kveller. At first, it seems like John and Amy Israel Pregulman nailed the ideal “digital nomad” lifestyle. The very-much-in-love couple travels the country and the world side by side working for an organization they built together...

12 Israeli Shows to Binge Watch Now That You’re Done with ‘Shtisel’

by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | Mar 8, 2019 | Arts & Life, Film & TV

This article originally appeared on Kveller. I love “Shtisel,” you love “Shtisel,” everybody loves “Shtisel”! The Israeli show, about a haredi Orthodox family of the same last name, is taking American audiences by storm. Streaming on Netflix, this show has been...

The Jewish Delis We Said Goodbye to in 2018

by Lior Zaltzman, JTA | Dec 30, 2018 | Arts & Life, Food, Restaurants

With offerings like the classic pastrami or corned beef sandwich and rich matzah ball soup, the deli has long provided our nation with a uniquely Jewish-American take on comfort food. In 2018, we said goodbye to a great number of Jewish delis, that, sadly, closed...