How Hitler Changed The Bible — and Why It Still Matters in Donald Trump’s America
Adolf Hitler and his followers transformed the Bible and language itself. Are Donald Trump and his ilk doing the same thing today?
How To Vote in Other Languages — Including Yiddish
What if you’re an American citizen and you want to vote but your first language isn’t English but Russian? Or Yiddish? The Forward’s language columnist tells you what you need to know.
Why This Literary Translator Will Do Yiddish — but Not Haruki Murakami
Our language columnist Aviya Kushner takes a deep, deep dive into the world of foreign literature and learns what is lost (and found) in translation.
How Oakland Turned Into a Heaven for Literary Translators
Columnist Aviya Kushner reports from the American Literary Translators’ Association conference — a rare place in the world where translators are treated like celebrities.
Why Reading Is a Lot Like Sailing
There were at least 7 Hebrew and Yiddish 19th century translations of “Robinson Crusoe.” Exploring the language of seafaring, Aviya Kushner explains why sailors and Jewish readers have a lot in common.
How in the World Did Cuneiform Cookies Become a Thing?
Cuneiform is enjoying a newfound life as a cookie recipe. Aviya Kushner speaks with the University of Pennsylvania’s Katy Blanchard about this very retro craze.
Why Dead Languages Like Akkadian Still Matter
Though considered a dead language, Akkadian actually influences how all of us read and speak. The Forward’s new language columnist Aviya Kushner explores the language’s enduring impact.
Republicans Want To Teach the Bible in Public Schools. But Which Bible, Exactly?
The choice of translation can make all the difference, as Aviya Kushner explains.
Bernie Sanders Takes a Bite out of Bible With Attack on 'Usury'
On the campaign trail, Bernie Sanders cited The Bible to decry exorbitant credit card interest rates as “usury.” But, according to Aviya Kushner, Sanders’s Biblical reference is a little misleading.
Love and the Grammar of God
How Aviya Kushner’s search for the appropriate words to say at her sister’s wedding led her on a quest for self-awareness — and biblical knowledge.
