Olivia Haynie is an editorial fellow at the Forward.
Olivia Haynie
By Olivia Haynie
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Film & TV She thought she knew her mother. Then she learned about the concentration camp
In the documentary ‘My Underground Mother,’ Marisa Fox uncovers her mother’s hidden past as a Holocaust survivor
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Film & TV A Jewish lawyer sued Henry Ford and changed how we think about hate speech
The documentary ‘Sapiro v. Ford’ explores how Aaron Sapiro took on the father of the Model T
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Film & TV How the Israeli police’s first trans volunteer fought bigotry on the force
In the documentary 'The First Lady,' Efrat Tilma shows that resilience is key to fighting prejudice
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Looking Forward How Alvin Ailey’s ‘Revelations’ evokes Yom Kippur for me
Is it ridiculous for me, a Jew, to start crying during "Fix Me, Jesus?" I don't think so.
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Film & TV In Jordan’s pick for the Oscars, a contradictory message about ethnonationalism
‘All That’s Left of You’ is a touching portrayal of a Palestinian family, but ends on a problematic note
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Film & TV What’s funny about living next to a Nazi?
In the attempted comedy ‘My Neighbor Adolf,’ a Holocaust survivor suspects his neighbor is Hitler — and befriends him anyway
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Film & TV So, what’s the deal with the honey scene in ‘Marty Supreme?’
A harrowing story of survival in Auschwitz has been misinterpreted by some viewers
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Culture 2025’s Jewish highlights — from ‘Marty Supreme’ to Max Fried’s menschy move
It was a whirlwind year, for Jews and the world
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Culture What will become of the Dutch farm school that saved my father from the Nazis?
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Opinion I’m a Zionist. I support Palestinian rights. My campus has no space for people who believe in peace
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Opinion Long before Trump’s second-hand Nobel, a laureate sought to curry favor with Nazis by regifting a prize
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