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‘Faust’ author Goethe’s fascination with Yiddish

As a young man, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding ...
Forbes

Faust Wines: Rooted In Place & A Feast For The Intellect

If you ever read Marlowe or Goethe in a college English class, you know that the devil was stealing souls in Germany long before he moved on to Charlie Daniels in Georgia — the 16th century, in fact.
Los Angeles Times

From ‘Faust’ to ‘Him’: Why Hollywood can’t quit the devil’s deal

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The devil’s deal trope spans movie genres from Murnau’s 1926 “Faust” to comedies like “Bedazzled.” “Him,” Jordan ...
The Boston Globe

Faust, who pushed for diversity at Harvard, to step down

Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust, who shepherded the school through the turbulence of the economic recession and expanded its diversity, will step down in June 2018 after 11 years ...
The New York Times

A Harvard President’s Reflections on a Southern Girlhood

In “Necessary Trouble,” Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard’s former leader, wrestles with her conservative Southern upbringing, and the unfinished business of the Civil War. By Jennifer Schuessler Reporting ...