Laura E. Adkins is a senior director at Jewish Women International and the former opinion editor of the Forward.
Her writing on antisemitism, Orthodox Judaism, data and gender has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Glamour and other outlets. She was previously opinion editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the editor of Jewish Insider and an assistant blogs editor at The Times of Israel.
Adkins, who grew up in the Ozarks, is an avid marathoner and outdoorswoman. She has reported from three continents (so far) and holds a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Hebrew and Judaic studies from New York University.
