Aviya Kushner is the Forward’s language columnist and the author of Wolf Lamb Bomb and The Grammar of God.
Aviya Kushner
By Aviya Kushner
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Culture The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair
Sung by Noam Bettan, 'Michelle' is a tribute to Jewish multilingualism with a message for the entire world
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Opinion Minnesota, Rabbi Tarfon and the language of horror
How an ancient Jewish sage counsels us to be part of the 'coalition of the horrified'
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Opinion The Israel news we don’t hear – and the forces that silence us
What would the conversation have been if any other group, but the Jewish community, had been targeted?
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Opinion A sign in my neighborhood says ‘The Holocaust is fake’ — I wish I felt surprised
In a time of so-called 'fake news,' the truth doesn't seem to matter anymore
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Opinion Amid terror in Jerusalem, a cab driver’s brave gesture showcased the Israel I’ve always loved
During Monday's attack, I saw the kind of care between fellow Israelis that makes the country so unique
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Books Steeped in the horrors of post-war Hungary, these are not ordinary Holocaust stories
The characters in Gábor Szántó’s work strive to be understood even when understanding seems impossible and dangerous
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Opinion In that horrific video of a man digging his own grave, Israelis are seeing something that Americans aren’t
In the American media, viewers are offered only a disturbing glimpse of what Israelis have been watching over and over
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Culture It’s a classic Yiddish saying — but did it come from a biblical story about Jesus?
The origins of the phrase 'you can't dance at two weddings with one behind' has uncertain origins, but one scholar has a surprising idea
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