Talya Zax
As Texas synagogue hostage situation unfolded, Jewish community worried, prayed and sought solidarity
As a hostage situation in Colleyville, near Fort Worth, unfolded, Jewish leaders offered prayers and searched for solidarity.
What we look at when we look at Joan Didion
It’s the first thing I think about when I think about Joan Didion: a portrait of her taken in 1996 by the great photographer Irving Penn.
The last and greatest gift Stephen Sondheim gave us
There is almost nothing meaningful to write about Stephen Sondheim, because he captured what was remarkable about himself better than anyone else.
From Brighton to Anatevka: 50 years later, a cast of ‘Fiddler’ remembers the show that changed their lives
“I’m 66 years old,” Karin Kasdin said, “and it’s still one of the highlights of my life.”
The Sally Rooney boycott brouhaha is right out of a Sally Rooney novel
Rooney gets that every part of the conflict over her boycott is a gesture of almost monumental insignificance.
My fleeting love affair with NPR’S Ophira Eisenberg
Some swoon at the sight of George Clooney. For others, it’s Ophira Eisenberg, host of “Ask Me Another.”
He died in the Towers. In a Manhattan synagogue, his legacy continues to grow.
“They talk about Jeff, and they talk about his memory, and how they’re living and breathing what was so important to Jeff. That’s just a gift.”
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s return to Ellis Island, in never-before-seen photos
The day Isaac Bashevis Singer returned to Ellis Island was “a beautiful, cold day.”
‘Pride is also a Yizkor’: Remembering LGBTQ Jews we’ve lost
“Pride is also a Yizkor.”
Timeline | How the Forward covered LGBTQ history
For all of us, sometimes the story we don’t think to look for is the one we most need to see.