{"id":135224,"date":"2026-11-14T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=135224"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:39:13","slug":"11-00-127","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=135224","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Garlin Says He\u2019s Pro-Israel, \u2018Proud Jew\u2019 in New Podcast Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/11\/04\/jeff-garlin-says-pro-israel-proud-jew-new-podcast-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Garlin Says He\u2019s Pro-Israel, \u2018Proud Jew\u2019 in New Podcast Interview<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shiryn Ghermezian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2025-08-12T000000Z_2002117813_MT1NURPHO00025LCMA_RTRMADP_3_JEFF-GARLIN-2.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Jeff Garlin arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures\u2019 \u2018Nobody 2\u2019 held at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo: Image Press Agency via Reuters Connect<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">American comedian and actor Jeff Garlin opens up in a new interview about being a proud Jew and what he loves and dislikes about the Jewish culture and religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The \u201cCurb Your Enthusiasm\u201d cast member and executive producer, 64, talks in depth about his Jewish identity in an upcoming episode of the podcast \u201cPeople Jew Wanna Know,\u201d hosted by Margarita Lyadova. A <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfQkyY2A0tn\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teaser clip<\/a> for the upcoming episode featuring Garlin was released on Tuesday and shows the Chicago native saying, \u201cI am pro-Israel. I am a Zionist. I am proud to be a Jew.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">During the podcast interview, Garlin says he asked God for help in finding a Jewish woman weeks before he met his partner, Sari Tracht, and addresses other topics such as antisemitism and anti-Zionist sentiments. The former star of \u201cThe Goldbergs\u201d also explaina why he does not enjoy going to synagogue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cI\u2019d be a lot more religious if there wasn\u2019t all this sitting and standing in temple. It makes me insane,\u201d he says. \u201c\u2018We just sat down! What are you doing?\u2019 I swear that\u2019s my inner monologue.\u201d He previously <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/255337719802186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joked<\/a> with comedian Elon Gold that he would go to synagogue if they had a cot where he could lay down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Garlin has talked about his Jewish identity very openly in the past. He discussed lighting candles for Hanukkah during an interview with Ted Danson and in April. \u201cThe Goldbergs\u201d former cast member also appeared in <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DXu2egMChFO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a video<\/a> for the End Jew Hatred initiative and talked about antisemitism \u201cgetting out of control.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cI don\u2019t hate them. So why are they hating me and my people?\u201d he said at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Garlin Says He\u2019s Pro-Israel, \u2018Proud Jew\u2019 in New Podcast Interview Shiryn Ghermezian Jeff Garlin arrives at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures\u2019 \u2018Nobody 2\u2019 held at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. 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