Philologos is an etymology column about Yiddish, Hebrew and Jewish words and phrases. It ran for 24 years in The Forward; since January 2015, it has run in Mosaic.[1][2] It is written anonymously.[3][1]

Mira Sucharov of Canadian Jewish News wrote in 2016 that "Philologos" is a pseudonym of Hillel Halkin,[4] and Edward Alexander expressed conviction in 2017 that Halkin was the column's author.[5] Halkin later confirmed in 2021 that he penned it, describing it as possessing "independent status as a fictional character" he invented. Philologos, Halkin continued, "often says things or goes out on a limb by expressing crazy things" that Halkin "would never say."[6]

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  1. ^ a b Eisher, Jane (6 December 2014). "Farewell Philologos". The Forward. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Philologos Joins Mosaic". Mosaic Magazine. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ Tracy, Marc (31 August 2010). "Another View of 'Cordoba'". Tablet. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ Sucharov, Mira (24 May 2016). "Making Hatikvah an anthem for all of Israel's citizens". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ^ Edward Alexander (9 February 2017). "Reflections on Death, Mourning and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition". Algemeiner Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. ^ Halkin, Hillel (31 August 2021). "Revealed". Forward.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.


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