Get off the Sidelines

Get Off the Sidelines is a call to action. Eitan Chitayat challenges Jews and allies to stop treating antisemitism, misinformation and attacks on Jewish identity as problems that someone else will solve. Part of his broader post-October 7 advocacy, the piece argues that silence and passivity leave the field open to louder, more hostile voices...

Shalom Motherfu**er

Shalom Motherfu**er is Eitan Chitayat at his most unapologetic: a defiant response to antisemitism, hatred and the expectation that Jews should continually justify their right to exist, survive or defend themselves. The idea predates October 7 – Eitan first published a piece under the same title in 2014 for the Times of Israel Blog after...

Wake the Hell Up

Wake the Hell Up is Eitan Chitayat’s warning that the threat of radical Islamist extremism doesn’t stop with Israel. He connects what Israelis have faced for decades with terrorist attacks across the US and Europe, arguing that this is not someone else’s problem and shouldn’t be ignored until it hits closer to home. The film...

We Must do Better

In We Must Do Better, Eitan Chitayat turns the lens inward, calling on Jewish leadership and the wider Jewish community to meet a difficult moment with greater clarity, courage and responsibility. Created in the aftermath of October 7 and amid a sharp rise in antisemitism, the piece is less a commentary on one incident than...

Dear Useful Idiots

Dear Useful Idiots is Eitan Chitayat’s challenge to people who believe they are standing for justice but may be repeating slogans, propaganda and narratives without fully understanding where they come from or what they support. He calls on people, especially young activists and students, to think critically, learn the history and question what they are...

Dear Jewish Kids

Dear Jewish Kids is Eitan Chitayat’s message to Jewish children growing up in a frightening and confusing time. Created with Michael Abel after October 7, the film speaks directly to young Jews who may be facing antisemitism, fear or hostility, reminding them that they are loved, that they are not alone and that being Jewish...

Down with the Yellow Star

In Down with the Yellow Star, Eitan Chitayat takes a symbol that was once used to shame, isolate and identify Jews and turns the question around: what does it mean to be visibly Jewish today? After October 7, many Jews once again found themselves thinking about whether it felt safe to wear a Star of...

We’ll Get Through This, Together.

In We’ll Get Through This. Together., Eitan Chitayat sits down with five Jewish American college students and recent graduates to hear what it has meant to be Jewish on campus since October 7. They speak openly about antisemitism, intimidation and the silencing of Jewish voices, but also about identity, community, courage and hope. Rather than...

ZIONisM

ZIONisM is an animated film by Eitan Chitayat and Dr. Einat Wilf that explains Zionism from the perspective of Jewish history, identity and peoplehood. It argues that Zionism belongs first and foremost to the Jewish people: others may debate it, but they cannot erase or redefine its core meaning. The film presents Zionism as the...

TedX: I’m Not a Stereotype. I’m That Jew.

In his 2018 TEDxZuriberg talk, “I’m Not a Stereotype. I’m That Jew,” Eitan Chitayat shares the personal story behind his viral film I’m That Jew. The film began as a response to a Jewish friend in France who, following the 2015 Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher terrorist attacks in Paris, admitted that she was afraid...

Star of One

Star of One is a short animated film by Eitan Chitayat created in the weeks following the October 7, 2023 attacks. It is a statement of Jewish pride, unity and resilience centered on the Star of David—not simply as a symbol worn by individuals, but as an expression of a people bound together. The film...

I’m That Jew

I’m That Jew is a six-minute film created by Eitan Chitayat as a personal declaration of Jewish identity, dignity and pride. Written after a Jewish friend in France said she was afraid to tell people she was Jewish—or that she had lived in Israel—the piece became a message of solidarity to Jews everywhere: no one...