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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When Alexander Zverev heard a shout of 'Deutschland Über Alles,' he understood the ugly history behind those words
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The Jewish Language Project is racing the clock to preserve a rapidly disappearing heritage
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There was a brilliance to Anna Margolin's writing, but also many great mysteries
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