This Week in Forward Arts and Culture

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Benjamin Ivry remembers French politician and media figure Françoise Giroud.
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Jake Marmer reviews “Coming To Life,” a poetry collection by Joy Ladin.
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Philologos goes to learn in yeshiva.
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Cheryl Kaplan goes to see “The Sota Project,” a 22-minute film installation about adultery, betrayal and doubt.
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Adam Rovner studies Israeli slang.
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Alicia Ostriker refects on the the Akedah in the Israeli Psyche.
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On this week’s Yid Lit podcast, Allison Gaudet Yarrow talks to Sharon Saltzberg, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society.