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Marjorie Ingall is a columnist for Tablet Magazine; before that, she wrote as “The East Village Mamele” at The Forward. She’s a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review and has written for many other publications, including the late, lamented Sassy, where she was senior writer. She lives in New York with her husband, children, and two vocal cats.