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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Art These Are The 23 Books You Need To Read This Summer
Summer! The beach! Camp for the kids! And maybe, this time around, endless hours spent inside, staring in horror at Twitter. If that’s a fate you’d like to avoid, look to one of the following books, which promise to be some of the most interesting releases of the summer and fall. Some will distract, some…
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Culture Meet The Houston Mom, Activist And Literary Critic Running For Congress
In the weeks following the 2016 presidential election, Laura Moser found a new mission. Moser, 39, was living in Washington D.C., working as a freelance writer – she has, on occasion, written for the Forward – and taking care of her two young children. Newly engaged in politics after Donald Trump’s win, she saw a…
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Culture Zach Woods Of ‘Silicon Valley’ Is The Best Jewish Comedian You’re Not Watching
If you’ve ever seen HBO’s amazingly awkward “Silicon Valley,” you know Zach Woods. His portrayal of Jared Dunn, the loyal, wilting, strangely motherly, secretly German-speaking C.F.O of Pied Piper, the fictional startup which the series follows, has consistently been one of the series’ sleeper gems. Luckily for us, Woods is Jewish, so those of us…
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Culture The ‘Harry Potter’ Series Is 20 — But Is It Jewish?
Twenty years ago, the very first published pages of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series hit bookstores in the United Kingdom. The ensuing decades have seen the books give rise to a worldwide fandom, a successful film series, a thriving fanfiction community, and several theme parks — as well as the eternal question: Is Harry Potter…
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Culture ‘Indecent’ Won’t Close On Broadway After All — At Least, Not Yet
“Indecent,” Paula Vogel’s tribute to Sholem Asch’s “God of Vengeance,” will stay open on Broadway somewhat longer than expected. Battling low ticket sales, after winning two Tony Awards on June 11 the play’s production team announced that its last performance at the Cort Theater would be June 25. Yet ticket sales took a significant turn…
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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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