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Marjorie Ingall

Freelance Writer

Marjorie Ingall is the co-author, with Susan McCarthy, of Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies and co-creator of the apology watchdog site SorryWatch. She’s also the author of Mamaleh Knows Best.

Marjorie often writes about children’s books for the New York Times Book Review and has written for many other magazines and newspapers, including Tablet and The Forward — she was a columnist for both — as well as Town & Country, Glamour, Self, Ms., Elle, New York, and Newsweek. Back in the day, she was the senior writer and books editor at the late, lamented Sassy magazine.

Latest articles by Marjorie Ingall

Want to understand American views on Israel? Take a look at this 1958 novel.
Books

Leon Uris’s bestselling epic Exodus — and its hit movie adaptation starring Paul Newman — influenced generations of Americans, from the suburbs to the State Department.

By Marjorie Ingall
When is a nose just a nose? A brief history of non-Jews playing Jews onscreen.
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

Bradley Cooper’s turn as Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is just the latest role to stoke conversations about what Jewish representation means in Hollywood.

By Marjorie Ingall