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Ezra Glinter


A Poem of One’s Own

By Ezra Glinter

A Poem of One’s Own
Canadian poet A.M. Klein struggled with the dilemma of writing in English. Namely, how he could continue to claim a place in the Jewish tradition?Read More


Have Another Shot of Slivovitz

By Ezra Glinter

Have Another Shot of Slivovitz
The traditional plum brandy has been compared unfavorably to cough syrup. But it has a growing legion of dedicated fans— and its own cocktails.Read More


They're the Top!

By Ezra Glinter and Eitan Kensky

They're the Top!
The Forward picks the best Jewish Oscar winners of all time, in every category imaginable. It’s all here, from (Woody) Allen to (Peter) Zinner.Read More


Let's Sing Another Song, Leonard

By Ezra Glinter

Let's Sing Another Song, Leonard
Ezra Glinter writes that ‘Old Ideas,’ Leonard Cohen’s first album of new material in eight years, does not contain any timeless songs like ‘Hallelujah’ or ‘Suzanne.’Read More


Tintin and the Anti-Semites

By Ezra Glinter

Tintin and the Anti-Semites
Tintin, the cartoon hero that Steven Spielberg is bringing to the big screen, is nothing but noble. The same cannot be said of his creator, the Belgian cartoonist Hergé.Read More




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