It wasn’t just the goblins — is J.K. Rowling doing Holocaust denial now?
The British author posted that Nazis did not persecute trans people. That's false.
The British author posted that Nazis did not persecute trans people. That's false.
One memoir wasn't enough for Miriam Margolyes, known for roles in Harry Potter (and about 150 other films and shows). Her latest is a mix of thoughtful reflection and scatalogical storytelling — with a bit of score-settling on the side
Three weeks into the war, Israel is posting messages with pop stars, movie stars and a (once) beloved author
J.K. Rowling has come under fire for, among many other things, possible antisemitic stereotypes in her books
The villainous goblin characters are bankers with hook noses and use instruments resembling shofars
British literature is so full of antisemitic tropes that the goblins in Harry Potter are now the most obvious ones
The summer before 10th grade, some friends of mine pulled off what I have long thought had to be the most outrageous prank of all time: spoiling the biggest twist in the Harry Potter series for an entire sleepaway camp. It happened at Camp Ramah in Ojai, Calif., on July 18, 2005, two days after…
Less than 48 hours after the Yiddish edition of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” translated by Arun Viswanath, became available for pre-order, the book sold out its first print run of 1,000 copies. (Viswanath is Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter’s nephew.) For a Yiddish publisher in 2020, that’s a sales number that’s almost magical. A…
שפֿרה־קריינדל לאָווען האָפֿט אַז איר בוך וועט העלפֿן חסידים וואָס האָבן מורא צו מאַכן דעם איבערגאַנג