Thea Glassman was an associate editor for the Forward. Follow her on twitter @theakglassman.
Thea Glassman
By Thea Glassman
-
Opinion Jewish Filmmaker Takes On Elder Care System
When Deirdre Fishel, a New York City-based Jewish filmmaker, watched her 85-year-old mother’s struggle with living alone, she wanted to help. What started as a simple search for a home heath aide unfolded into a two-year intensive examination of the elder care system — all through the lens of her upcoming documentary, “Care”. The film,…
-
The Schmooze Amy Schumer Talks Hollywood, Feminism and Teases Upcoming Season
Amy Schumer stands among a group of scantily-dressed women on exercise bikes—clad head to toe in 1980s work out gear. “Why am I dressed like this?” she asks the camera. “Because it’s season three and I can do whatever the f—ck I want.” And so begins the next life cycle of “Inside Amy Schumer,” the…
-
Food A Final Tour of Streit’s Lower East Side Factory
Photographs by Thea Glassman Gina Cecala came into Streit’s Matzos on Tuesday morning in search of black-pepper matzo — and to pay her respects. “When I read in the newspaper that you guys were moving, I almost died,” she said, loading her purchases onto the counter. “So many years you’ve been here. I feel so…
-
The Schmooze WATCH: Trailer for Lena Dunham’s ‘Eloise’ Doc
Sorry quarter-life crisis — Lena Dunham has set her sights on something decidedly younger, milder and more whimsical. The writer, director and actress debuted a trailer for her new documentary short, “It’s Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise,” a portrait of Hilary Knight, the illustrator behind the beloved children’s book series “Eloise.” The film — which…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
News Trump antisemitism executive order invokes anti-KKK law and targets ‘leftist, anti-American’ universities
- 2
Culture Is Elon Musk Jewish?
- 3
Forward Newsletters What the ADL should have said in response to Elon Musk’s salute
- 4
Fast Forward As latest Elon Musk controversy swirls, some American Jews come to his defense
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward In Gadi Mozes, the octogenarian freed from Gaza, Israelis see an icon of their country’s hardy ‘kibbutznik’ spirit
-
News What Trump’s antisemitism executive order actually means for college students and schools
-
Opinion Pete Hegseth’s belief in Christian dominion should deeply trouble American Jews
-
Books 92 years ago today, Hitler took power. This historian wants us to see the lessons we’ve ignored from his rise
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
