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Irene Katz Connelly

Irene Katz Connelly is a staff writer at the Forward. You can contact her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter at @katz_conn.

Detail of cover of “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy” by Nathan Thrall
Posted inBooks

He wanted to tell the story of ordinary Palestinians living under occupation. Will anyone listen now?

by Irene Katz Connelly October 13, 2023October 20, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward’s free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. When news broke of Hamas’ attacks on southern Israel, […]

James McBride’s new novel is "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." (Photo/Courtesy Riverhead Books)
Posted inBooks

His memoir was a transcendent look at Black-Jewish relations. Can he pull it off again — in a novel?

by Irene Katz Connelly August 22, 2023August 23, 2023
Julia Haart at her desk. (Photo/Courtesy of Netflix)
Posted inTV & Film

They hate to see a girlboss getting divorced: ‘My Unorthodox Life’ is back

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward December 2, 2022
Toby (Jesse Eisenberg, center) stars in “Fleishman is in Trouble.” (Photo/FX Studios)
Posted inTV

‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ — but in this show, so is everyone else

Talya Zax by Irene Katz Connelly, Talya Zax and Forward November 21, 2022November 21, 2022
Audience members jump up to dance during a concert at Yidstock. (Photo/Forward-Ben Barnhart)
Posted inUncategorized

At a Yiddish music festival in bucolic Massachusetts, tradition is everything — and nothing

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
View of Market Square in Lviv, Ukraine
Posted inCulture

Jewish writers from former Soviet Union watch war with fear and recognition

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward March 17, 2022
Israeli actresses Alena Yiv (left) and Shira Haas play a mother and daughter in "Asia." (Photo/Courtesy Menemsha Films)
Posted inCulture

The best Jewish (and Jew-ish) films of 2021

PJ Grisar by Irene Katz Connelly, PJ Grisar and Forward December 20, 2021December 20, 2021
(Illustration/Forward-Nikki Casey)
Posted inUncategorized

I went 26 years without watching ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ My first viewing was underwhelming — until it wasn’t

by Irene Katz Connelly and Forward November 4, 2021

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