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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Film & TV ‘Jerry Springer — The Opera’ Headed To Off-Broadway
If you’ve ever watched “Jerry Springer” and thought the talk show, infamous for presenting familial confrontations over lurid secrets, expressed some ineffable (if grim) truths about humanity, you’re in luck: “Jerry Springer — The Opera” will arrive in New York in the 2017-2018 season. The stage production, which premiered in London over a decade ago,…
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The Schmooze The Best Beach Books, And More To Read, Watch, And Do This Weekend
The longest day of the year has come and gone, but there’s plenty of summer left to enjoy. Whether you plan to get out and soak up the sun, or stay in and bask in the cool comfort of your air conditioning, we know just how you should spend your weekend. 1) Read With a…
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Culture What Would Gertrude Stein Say? Visit This Statue And Find Out
What would Gertrude Stein say? In most cases, the answer would likely be “If Napoleon if I told him if I told him if Napoleon,” or perhaps, for special occasions, “The devil what the devil what do I care if the devil is there.” But to be absolutely sure, starting in July, you can visit…
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Culture New Opera Tells Story Of Robert Moses And Jane Jacobs — In The City Where They Battled
“That could be cocaine, Lydia!” an older woman exclaimed as her friend knelt to retrieve a small plastic bag dropped by a passing stranger. “A lot of Jews are lactose intolerant,” a nearby man observed. The strangers stood close together on the ground floor of the glossy Lower Manhattan transit hub of Fulton Center. It…
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The Schmooze Daniel Day-Lewis Announces Retirement From Acting
Daniel Day-Lewis, the Oscar-winning actor who most recently appeared as the title character in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film “Lincoln,” is retiring. In a statement to Variety, Day-Lewis’s spokeswoman Leslee Dart wrote, “Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many…
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Culture National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene To Host Immigration Arts Summit
In July, within sight of the Statue of Liberty, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene will host a two-day immigration arts summit. The event, scheduled for July 17 and 18, will coincide with the Folksbiene’s presentation of the original musical “Amerike — The Golden Land,” which opens July 4. Like that production, the summit will take…
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Culture Is There Anything More American Than The Ten Commandments?
Many of us hold the Ten Commandments to be personally significant, whether it’s because we find them religiously meaningful or because we just love the epic 1956 Charlton Heston film “The Ten Commandments.” But for historian Jenna Weissman Joselit, who wrote the column Wonders of America for the Forward for 16 years, they’re a focal…
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Culture Meet The Tenement Museum’s New President, Kevin Jennings
The Tenement Museum, a Lower East Side institution devoted to telling the story of American immigrants, has a new president. Come July, Kevin Jennings, recently of the social and environmental justice-oriented Arcus Foundation, will succeed Dr. Morris J. Vogel, who has been the Museum’s president since 2008. Vogel announced his upcoming retirement in January. Jennings,…
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