Philologos

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]

## See also

* On Language

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eisher, Jane (6 December 2014). "Farewell Philologos". The Forward. http://forward.com/opinion/210464/farewell-philologos/. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
2. ↑ "Philologos Joins Mosaic". Mosaic Magazine. 7 January 2015. https://mosaicmagazine.com/observation/2015/01/philologos-joins-mosaic/. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
3. ↑ Tracy, Marc (31 August 2010). "Another View of 'Cordoba'". Tablet. http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/44010/another-view-of-‘cordoba’. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
4. ↑ Sucharov, Mira (24 May 2016). "Making Hatikvah an anthem for all of Israel's citizens". Canadian Jewish News. http://www.cjnews.com/perspectives/opinions/making-hatikvah-anthem-israels-citizens. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
5. ↑ Edward Alexander (9 February 2017). "Reflections on Death, Mourning and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition". Algemeiner Journal. https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/02/09/reflections-on-death-mourning-and-the-afterlife-in-the-jewish-tradition/. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
6. ↑ Halkin, Hillel (31 August 2021). "Revealed". https://forward.com/culture/474735/why-a-master-of-languages-decided-to-reveal-his-true-identity-hillel/.

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