Phoebe Maltz Bovy is a former editor of the Sisterhood blog at the Forward. Her writing has appeared in several publications, including The New Republic and The Atlantic. Her book, “The Perils of ‘Privilege,’” was published by St. Martin’s Press in March 2017. She has a PhD in French and French Studies from New York University, and has read a lot of 19th century French Jewish newspapers for a 21st century American.
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
By Phoebe Maltz Bovy
-
Life ‘The Great British Baking Show’ Has A Jewish Twist
Having made my way through the Netflix supply of British murder mysteries, I decided to move on to a different form of British TV escapism: Cake! I’ve been watching “The Great British Baking Show,” otherwise known as “The Great British Bake Off,” and it’s as great as I’d heard. Which is to say, pretty fabulous….
-
Life Pro-Life Holocaust Analogies Still With Us
In Slate, Ruth Graham explores the surprisingly extensive history of pro-life rhetoric comparing abortion to the Holocaust. She traces the phenomenon to an analogy made by Pope Pius XII in 1951, a time when the specifics of Nazi ideology were still fresh in people’s minds: Catholics dominated the pre-Roe anti-abortion movement, and they saw an…
-
Life Why European ‘Headscarf Ban’ Hurts Integration
A European Union court ruling on Tuesday permitting workplaces to ban religious attire drew criticism from rabbis. At The Pool, Samira Shackle explains how, precisely, the ban is discriminatory: The ruling on religious symbols doesn’t create a new prejudice – it doesn’t magic out of nowhere a barrier to entering the workforce. It legitimises and…
-
Life Ilana Glazer of ‘Broad City’ Weds
Various outlets are reporting that Ilana Glazer married her longtime boyfriend last month. Happy news regarding any Jewish woman, but particularly one who has made me laugh more than just about anyone (ahem, the “Knockoffs” episode), deserves a hearty Sisterhood mazal tov! Phoebe Maltz Bovy edits the Sisterhood, and can be reached at [email protected]. Her…
-
Life The Jewish Response To ‘Get Out’? It’s Complicated.
The next movie I plan to see is Jordan Peele’s horror film, “Get Out.” That’s both because it’s supposed to be amazing, and for another, more specific reason: I wrote my doctoral dissertation on how fictional intermarriage plots have been used to tell broader stories about identity. A horror story about a black man (Chris)…
-
Life ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Not The Feminist Icon We Need
In case you missed it: There’s a “Fearless Girl” statue on Wall Street, a statue of a small girl bravely facing down the bull (statue) that’s normally there. The statue — coinciding with International Women’s Day last week — may seem very feminist and empowering. Or does it? In a great piece on Hyperallergic, Jillian…
-
Life Today In Bad Ideas: Nazi Pilot Honored For Breaking Glass Ceiling
In The Canadian Jewish News, Janice Arnold reports that the Vancouver-based Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide (IWAW), a non-profit sponsored partly by Air Canada, is honoring Hanna Reitsch for her barrier-breaking role as first woman helicopter pilot. “The problem,” writes Arnold, “is that Hanna Reitsch was a Nazi, and apparently an unrepentant one.” This…
-
Life Essay Examines Dual Citizenship ‘In This New Nationalist Era’
Writer Pamela Druckerman, who is Jewish, has a brilliant, timely essay in the New York Times about her experiences as an American acquiring French citizenship, in the era of Brexit and Trump. A taste: [D]uring my [citizenship] interview, I froze when asked why I wanted to become French. I remembered hearing that when a rabbi…
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward ‘Rabbi rebellion’: 33 Orthodox rabbis endorse Harris
- 2
Opinion I was a Bernie supporter. This year, I’m voting Trump. Here’s why liberal Jews like me made the switch
- 3
Opinion Here’s why Orthodox Jews are loyal to Trump — even if they don’t love him
- 4
FIRST PERSON As a rabbi, he helped others mourn. So why wouldn’t his daughter say kaddish for him?
In Case You Missed It
-
Yiddish פּרעכטיק נײַ ייִדיש ליד פֿון סאַטמער־דערצויגענער זינגערין ריקי רויזAmazing new Yiddish song by Satmar-raised singer Riki Rose
ווען זי האָט געזונגען „אָטעם אַרײַן און אָטעם אַרויס“ אויף דער ייִדיש־וואָך אין אויגוסט איז דער עולם גאָר נתפּעל געוואָרן.
-
Culture Ivanka Trump suggests you avoid this central sin in Judaism — will her father listen?
-
Fast Forward Exit poll: 79% of Jewish voters back Harris over Trump
-
Fast Forward ‘History’s greatest comeback’: Netanyahu congratulates Trump
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism