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New York Post
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Gunslinging rabbi hunts neo-Nazis in new indie thriller ‘Guns & Moses'
These Hollywood Jews take 'movie shoot' to a whole new level. 'Guns & Moses,' an indie thriller out this month about a gunslinging Hasidic rabbi who hunts down a killer, is set in a world hostile to Jews that's disturbingly like our own. Rabbi Mo Zaltzman, a fictional Chabad rabbi who runs a synagogue in the High Desert of Southern California, goes from clergyman to triggerman when one of his flock is murdered. 5 'Guns & Moses,' is an indie thriller out this month about a gunslinging Hasidic rabbi who hunts down a killer and is set in a world hostile to Jews. Pictures From The Fringe 'The story about Jews under attack, who fight back, that was always going to be relevant, right?' said director Sal Litvak, who co-wrote the script with his wife, Nina, after reading headlines in 2019 about a mass shooting at a California synagogue. In that incident, a gunman stormed the Chabad of Poway, killing one and injuring three – one of whom, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, lost a finger when he heroically raised his hand trying to stop the hail of bullets. Poway was just one of a string of deadly attacks on Jewish institutions in the late 2010s, the worst being the 2018 murder of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. In the wake of these attacks, thousands of American synagogues hired armed security guards and enlisted their own members to carry guns and take self-defense classes. But after Hamas's devastating attack on Israeli civilians on October 7th, 2023, and the ensuing war in Gaza, the Jewish call to arms has never been more urgent, Litvak said. 5 'Guns & Moses,' which hits theaters July 18th, stars Neil McDonough, Dermot Mulroney and Christopher Lloyd. Pictures From The Fringe 'If we're serious when we say, never again, well then we have to be accountable for our security and for our safety,' said Litvak. 'I mean, now you've got in New York a Democratic candidate who is still calling for globalizing Intifada, not distancing himself from those comments, and you've just got young people manipulated and lied to and buying into this stuff about colonist Israel and just nonsense. 'And there's a kind of horseshoe effect on the far right and the far left, where the one thing they can agree on is that they hate the Jews.' 5 Christopher Lloyd plays the role of a Holocaust survivor who, in a memorably dramatic sequence, schools a young neo Nazi on the value of tolerance. Pictures From The Fringe Hollywood veteran Mark Feuerstein, who plays the armed-and-dangerous Rabbi Zaltzman, said October 7th was his defining moment as a Jew. 'And I know a lot of Jews feel the same,' he said. 'If you told me that I would become not just a proud Jew act Jewish actor, but an activist, I would have been shocked. But so many of us have, because so many of us have woken up to the new reality of being Jewish in America and in the world.' 'Guns & Moses,' which hits theaters July 18th, also stars Neil McDonough, Dermot Mulroney and Christopher Lloyd in the role of a Holocaust survivor who, in a memorably dramatic sequence, schools a young neo Nazi on the value of tolerance. 5 Hollywood veteran Mark Feuerstein, who plays the armed-and-dangerous Rabbi Zaltzman, said October 7th was his defining moment as a Jew. Pictures From The Fringe 5 Feuerstein said he's proud to play a Jewish character who refuses to take antisemitic violence sitting down. Pictures From The Fringe Feuerstein said he's proud to play a Jewish character who refuses to take antisemitic violence sitting down. 'I'm so proud to be that character instead of the nebbish, who, though that stereotype exists, is not a reflection of who we are as a people,' he said. 'We are strong, we are proud and we are brave.'
The Hill
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Rising: June 17, 2025
Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon slam warmongers and 'propagandists': Robby Soave Robby Soave delivers radar on an interview between Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon slamming the, 'warmongers,' in the Republican Party pushing the U.S. towards war. Trump blasts G7 for kicking Russia out, suggests China could also join | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss President Trump stating that it was a, 'very big mistake,' to remove Russia from the G7 summit. Mike Lee condemned over comments on Minnesota shooting: 'Nightmare on Waltz Street' | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) condemning Sen. Mike Lee's (R-Utah) social media posts about the man suspected of killing a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband. New York Times called out for urging voters to reject Mamdani, praising Cuomo | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss the New York Times editorial board's decision to urge voters not to vote for Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary election in New York City. Democrats slam Trump org for releasing mobile phone service | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss Democrats blasting President Trump's family business who launched a mobile phone and cellular service, Trump Mobile. ABC reporter doubles down on calling Stephen Miller, Trump 'world-class' haters | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger discuss former ABC journalist Terry Moran speaking out after his ouster. Dermot Mulroney, Sal Litvak discuss combatting antisemitic attacks, 'Guns & Moses' Film | RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger chat with actor Dermot Mulroney and writer and director Salvador Litvak of the new movie, 'Guns & Moses.' Bill Maher torches Sean Penn for saying he'd reject Trump dinner despite dining with Castro| RISING Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger react to Bill Maher calling out actor Sean Penn's hypocrisy for criticizing Maher's meeting with President Trump despite having met with communist dictatorial leaders Hugo Chavez, Fidel and Raul Castro in the early 2000's.
