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David Margolick

David Margolick, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, is writing a book for Nextbook on Your Show of Shows. He’d appreciate hearing from those with memories or comments on the program: [email protected]

  • Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland meets with Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2016.
    Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland meets with Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 17, 2016.
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    What’s in Merrick Garland’s Name?

    For better or worse, we must know. (And we found out.)

    byDavid Margolick
  • Sid Caesar, 2003.(Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
    Sid Caesar, 2003.(Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
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    The Deep Jewish Roots of Television’s Caesar

    The late, great comedian’s ‘Your Show of Shows’ tried to pass in postwar, assimilationist America

    byDavid Margolick
  • Władysław Szlengel in 1930; Joe Louis and Max Schmeling at their first fight, June 19, 1936.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Szlengel photo: Zwoje; Louis-Schmeling photo: Library of Congress)
    Władysław Szlengel in 1930; Joe Louis and Max Schmeling at their first fight, June 19, 1936.(Collage: Tablet Magazine; Szlengel photo: Zwoje; Louis-Schmeling photo: Library of Congress)
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    Lost Words

    Władysław Szlengel, a forgotten Polish Jewish poet who wrote a verse celebrating Joe Louis’ 1938 victory over Max Schmeling, was once a celebrated and searing voice of the Warsaw Ghetto

    byDavid Margolick
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    Fight Club

    In the 1930s, boxing was more infused with politics than ever before

    byDavid MargolickandDouglas Century
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