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Introducing ‘The Chosen Ones’

A new column by Periel Aschenbrand about Jews doing fabulous things

by
Jonathan Zalman
July 22, 2016

Beginning today, The Scroll will feature a weekly interview by author and comedian Periel Aschenbrand with one unique Jew doing fabulous things, with questions both personal and professional enough to give us a good, if slanted window into each subject: What makes you tick? What makes you cringe? What makes you laugh? Tell me about the men in your life. Who did your nose job?

We’re calling the column “The Chosen Ones,” a hat tip of sorts to the interviewees: unique, driven, sassy members of the tribe whose acumen—be it in the fashion, writing, or art worlds (and beyond)—have impacted the ways in which we experience and find joy in the world.

Today’s column is focused on Israeli-American screenwriter Sigal Avin, who talks about rats on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Larry David, and her favorite Jewish holiday.

Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.