Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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Culture 10 wicked ways to avoid talking about war and politics this Thanksgiving
Scared of alienating your loved one with politics? These conversation starters are sure to save you (maybe)
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Culture How Robert Caro gets it done
The master biographer on the obsessions that drive him, whether he believes power always corrupts, and his love for Jackie Robinson
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Culture Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
Sure, some might call them 'gloves' — but that's so much less fun
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Culture What Stephen Sondheim knew about Donald Trump’s would-be assassin — and the American culture that produced him
Sondheim had the idea that would-be presidential assassins are trying to live out a version of the American dream gone rotten
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News After antisemitism scandals, the U.K.’s Labour party regained the Jewish vote. What’s next?
Journalist Jonathan Freedland weighs in on what a remarkable landslide victory might mean for British Jews
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Theater ‘I haven’t really accepted he’s dead’ — scenes from the Stephen Sondheim estate sale
Bidding on Sweeney, la-la-la. Drinking bellinis, la-la-la. Hi-ho the glamorous life!
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Books This Auschwitz book trend has got to stop — the sooner the better
It is time to rise up and say: No more book titles including the words 'of Auschwitz'
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Culture How a utopian Eurovision became a microcosm of a world divided over Israel and Gaza
As crowds booed and cheered Israel's contestant, Eden Golan, dreams of interfaith coexistence clashed sharply with a new reality
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