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Aviya Kushner

Aviya Kushner is the Forward’s language columnist and the author of “The Grammar of God” and “WOLF LAMB BOMB.” Follow her on Twitter @AviyaKushner.

Noam Bettan performing "Michelle"in the Eurovision semifinals. (Quejaytee via WikiPortraits CC BY-SA 4.0)
Posted inOpinion

The Israeli song that almost won Eurovision was about far more than the breakup of a love affair

by Aviya Kushner May 19, 2026May 19, 2026

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Noam Bettan, Israel’s Eurovision candidate who took second place […]

The National Endowment for the Arts logo on the building that houses its offices in Washington, D.C. (F Delventhal via Flickr CC BY 2.0)
Posted inOpinion

Trump’s cuts are a war on Jewish literature, thought and history itself

by Aviya Kushner May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
a person holds up a sign that says "Immigrants make American great"
Posted inOpinion

Jews should be condemning mass deportation, not supporting it

by Aviya Kushner January 27, 2025January 27, 2025
a tattered Israeli flag waves from the top of a residential building
Posted inOpinion

Why ‘Israel’ was the 2024 word of the year

by Aviya Kushner December 31, 2024December 31, 2024
An El Al airplane in flight
Posted inCulture

How it feels to leave Israel when an attack is coming and every airline is canceling flights

by Aviya Kushner August 7, 2024August 7, 2024
Burnt out cars at the Supernova Music Festival that was attacked by Hamas. (Photo/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Why we need to stop calling Hamas attackers ‘militants’ or ‘gunmen’ and start calling them ‘terrorists’

by Aviya Kushner October 12, 2023October 12, 2023
Clockwise from top left: Ilya Kaminsky, Yetzirah founder Jessica Jacobs, Rodger Kamenetz and Alicia Ostriker. (Photo illustration/Forward- Matthew Litman; Photos/Cory Weller)
Posted inCulture

Finally, something wonderful is happening in the world of Jewish poetry

by Aviya Kushner August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stands at a checkpoint. (Photo/Forward-Getty Images)
Posted inAnalysis

Kyiv or Kiev? Zelensky or Zelenskyy? In Ukraine, spelling is political

by Aviya Kushner and Forward March 9, 2022March 9, 2022
From "The Tinder Swindler" (Photo/Netflix)
Posted inUncategorized

Like a young Trump in training, the Tinder Swindler is manipulating the media for political gain

by Aviya Kushner and Forward February 23, 2022February 24, 2022

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