Stav Ziv
Staff Writer
Stav is a general assignment staff writer for Newsweek. She received the Newswomen's Club of New York's 2016 Martha Coman Front Page Award for Best New Journalist. She previously interned at Newsday, the San Francisco Chronicle and Dance Magazine and her writing has also appeared in the Jewish Daily Forward, Stanford Magazine, DancePulp, and other publications. Stav is a graduate of Stanford University, where she studied history and dance and helped found the Stanford Arts Review, and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She prefers sunshine and tolerates winters grudgingly.
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Cancer Risk Is Higher for Holocaust Survivors: Study
Among the stressors survivors were exposed to: starvation, overcrowding, infectious diseases, strenuous physical activity and physical and emotional abuse. -
Seth Rich's Family Pleads to End Conspiracy Theories
"Please cease using Seth as a political football in predetermined partisan narratives,” the family said. -
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What Is Bernie Sanders up to? New Book, Iowa Speech
It was February 2015 when Sanders last talked at the Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa, just a few months before he announced his presidential bid. -
NASA Explores Great Red Spot on Jupiter
“The Great Red Spot is basically the largest storm in the entire solar system," says Scott Bolton, Juno's principal investigator. -
Hubble Captures New Star Images With Help From Gravity
The galaxy in question appears as it was 11 billion years ago, just 2.7 billion years after the Big Bang. -
Frida Kahlo Lookalikes in Record-Making Bid
The doppelgangers will have to wait to find out if they've become Guinness World Record holders. -
Mike Pence Loves Space, but Does He Believe In Science?
Pence caught "space fever" as a kid. Now he's set to chair the National Space Council. -
Donald Trump Lost This Fight Against 'Morning Joe'
A brief history of the president’s beef with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s show. -
Women Not Welcome at Harvard's Fox Club, Again
A small group of women had been given “provisional” memberships in 2015. Those have been revoked. -
July 4 Travel on U.S. Roads Can Be Deadly
The National Safety Council estimates that nearly 600 people will die in car crashes from Friday evening to Tuesday at midnight. -
Women Will No Longer Be Sold in Disney Ride Scene
The bride auction will be replaced with new scene, in which the iconic redhead will be a pirate instead of a wench. -
Giant Iceberg to Break Off Antarctic Ice Shelf Any Day
The soon-to-be iceberg is moving faster than ever. It's a matter of "hours, days or weeks." -
Do Immigrants Help the Economy? Most Americans Say Yes
Responses to a recent Gallup Poll are almost the exact opposite of the responses in 2005. -
Cuomo: MTA 'State of Decline is Wholly Unacceptable'
“We need ideas outside the box because, frankly, the box is broken," he said. -
The Latest Art Trend Is Catering to Dogs
A new exhibit aimed at dogs and their humans is coming to New York in August, and it’s not even the first in the world to consider canines its audience. -
Donald Trump's Outrageous Quotes, Performed by Dancers
Featuring "grab them by the pussy," "laziness is a trait in blacks," "they're rapists" and other gems from the 45th President of the United States. -
Trump Travel Ban Called ‘Sanctioned Discrimination’
Muslim-American leaders and allies urged the Supreme Court to rule against Trump’s executive orders in the fall. -
NYC’s Future LGBT Monument Literally Makes Rainbows
The monument will honor the LGBT community, victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting and 'all victims of hate, intolerance and violence.' -
Celebrating Balanchine's Revolutionary 'Jewels' at 50
The New York City Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet will perform famed choreographer George Balanchine's 'Jewels' from July 20 to 23 at the Lincoln Center Festival. -
Trump Doesn't Recognize LGBT Pride Month on Twitter
The president had plenty to say on Twitter about Obama and Clinton this week, but nothing about Pride or anything LGBT-related. -
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu July 2017 New Releases
Tune in for new series such as "Friends From College" and "The Last Tycoon" and movies including "The Salesman" and "Lion." -
Congress May Ban Involuntary Removal of Passengers
Legislation introduced in both the House and the Senate would ban airlines from behaving as United did with David Dao in April. -
Watch: Britney Spears's 'Toxic' Gets New Tributes
These flight attendants from Nok Air and El Al are really excited the pop star is performing in Bangkok and Tel Aviv. -
Inside Harry Houdini's NYC Home, Now for Sale
The famous magician and performer lived in a Harlem townhouse from 1904 to 1926. It's now listed for $4.6 million. -
Is it Safe for Americans to Travel to North Korea?
Young Pioneers Tours had insisted trips were safe, but after Otto Warmbier’s death announced it wouldn’t take Americans anymore. -
Otto Warmbier Cause of Death: Will Not Have Autopsy
Warmbier died on Monday, less than a week after he was returned to the U.S. from North Korea in a coma and with severe brain injury. -
South Korean Leader Condemns North for Warmbier’s Death
“I believe it is quite clear that they have a heavy responsibility in the process that led to Mr. Warmbier's death,” Moon Jae-in said. -
Total Solar Eclipse Stamps Reveal Hidden Moon Image
The stamps are the first ever to use thermochromic ink that changes the image when you touch it. -
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Father’s Day Movies and Shows to Watch With Dad
Spend the day with dad and titles like "Father of the Bride," "Master of None," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Finding Nemo." -
Arts Funding Attack—These May Be Last NEA Grants
The National Endowment for the Arts announced its second round of 2017 grants, totaling $80.26 million for activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions.