Aviya Kushner is the Forward’s language columnist and the author of Wolf Lamb Bomb and The Grammar of God. Follow her on Twitter @AviyaKushner.
Aviya Kushner
By Aviya Kushner
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Culture The head of the Ford Foundation condemned antisemitism — here’s why that’s a huge deal
Given Henry Ford's notorious record on the Jews, it was heartening to see Ford Foundation president Darren Walker take a principled stand
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Culture Why Jews should pay close attention to book banning and bomb threats against libraries
Threats against libraries across America recall a harrowing antisemitic history
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Culture Why a German anthem shouted at the US Open enraged one of the world’s top tennis players
When Alexander Zverev heard a shout of 'Deutschland Über Alles,' he understood the ugly history behind those words
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Culture Something wonderful is happening in the world of Jewish poetry
At the Yetzirah Poetry Conference, some Jewish poets feel they have finally found their very own shul
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Culture ‘You just feel devastated; people are leaving in a state of complete depression’ — the view on the ground from a poet in Israel
Yudit Shahar is a veteran of many protests; she says this one feels different
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Culture Iran’s Jewish languages are dying. Can intrepid linguists save them before it’s too late?
The Jewish Language Project is racing the clock to preserve a rapidly disappearing heritage
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Culture We need to talk about RFK Jr.’s antisemitic conspiracy mongering
The presidential candidate's remarks on COVID-19 offered a blend of old-world and new-school prejudice
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Culture In one thuggish and vulgar phrase, a history of turmoil in Putin’s Russia
What was Aleksander Lukashenko talking about when he talked about 'whacking' Yevgeny Prigozhin?
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