In a universe of rigid rules and unsanctioned passions, everyone’s a heretic
Jay Michaelson rewrote his debut short story collection — multiple times — before deciding it was ready to enter the world
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Culture A Haggadah for Just About Every Taste
“Who’s this year’s Cokie Roberts?” That’s what my partner asked, as I rifled through this year’s crop of new Haggadot. Each year, it seemed, brought a new edition written or edited by a celebrity: Cokie Roberts, Nathan Englander, Edgar Bronfman, Elie Wiesel. But not this year. And browsing Amazon’s best-sellers, I got a sense of…
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Opinion The Jewish Left is Alive and Vibrant
Lital Eliyauh, an Israeli left-wing demonstrator, runs from Israeli tear gas in the West Bank Earlier this week, Jay Michaelson wrote that the Jewish left is in decline and may be dying. As proof, he cited data and statistics, and then went on to provide very few data or statistics. But even if Michaelson had…
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Opinion Jay Michaelson Wins Deadline Club Award
Forward contributing editor Jay Michaelson has won the 2014 Deadline Club award for opinion writing. The columnist edged out Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner and Fortune magazine’s Allan Sloan to grab the prestigious annual award handed out by the New York City chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists. “I am so proud of Jay Michaelson…
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News Forward’s Jay Michaelson Wins Deadline Club Award
Forward contributing editor Jay Michaelson has won the 2014 Deadline Club award for opinion writing. The columnist edged out Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner and Fortune magazine’s Allan Sloan to grab the prestigious annual award handed out by the New York City chapter of the Society for Professional Journalists. The awards, which were announced last night…
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Opinion Gay Jewish Trailblazers Set Forward 50 Mark
For the first time ever, the Forward 50 was launched with a profile celebrating a gay Jewish woman — and the kvelling was just starting for gay Jewish achievers. Edie Windsor made the Top 5 for her role in the fight for marriage equality: on June 26, she won her suit at the Supreme Court,…
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News The Ultra-Orthodox Threat; A Classic Williamsburg Hat Store; 125 Years of Katz’s Deli
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward contributor Jay Michaelson to talk about his recent, controversial piece on Jewish fundamentalism and the ultra-Orthodox. Then, Nate Lavey drops by to discuss his video on a classic Brooklyn hat store and their century-old equipment. Finally, Susan Armitage gives a brief history…
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The Schmooze Was Justin Bieber Right About Anne Frank?
To paraphrase internet celebrity Chris Crocker, Leave Justin Alone. Let’s start with two things we don’t know. First, we don’t really know anything about Justin Bieber. All of our opinions about him are mediated by publicists, reporters, bloggers, and lots and lots of spin. Second, we don’t know that much about Anne Frank. We do…
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