Talya Zax is the Forward’s opinion editor. Contact her at [email protected] or on Twitter, @TalyaZax.
Talya ZaxOpinion Editor
By Talya Zax
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Louisa May Alcott's 'Eight Cousins' is set in a distinctly un-Jewish milieu, but I saw myself on the page all the same
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The great British Jewish playwright asked profound questions about what it means to live a significant life
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Unexpected connections, an unlikely romantic proposition, and a devastating bagel incident
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Facing reprobation from the leaders of Trump’s America, Swift makes reference to Marc Chagall and an earlier era of artistic suppression
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