Rachel Aviv In 2013, Rachel Aviv became a staff writer for The New Yorker. Many of Aviv's articles are based on criminal justice, education, societal issues, etc. She has written articles like "How a young woman lost her identity" and "Remembering a murder you didn't commit" which show the general topic, criminal justice which is a common theme in her articles. Aviv uses a lot of syntax in her writing to structure the topic, and her opinion, about what she writes. A common theme in Aviv's articles is human rights. As a writer for The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv's articles are targeted to readers who are interested in modern and societal news, and how current issues are impacting peoples lives.