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Forward Just how accurate is the Peacock series 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz?' 1 May
The Peacock series "The Tattooist of Auschwitz," based on a book of the same name, portrays the true story of Lali and Gita, two Jewish survivors of Auschwit...
1 May
Forward ADL chief backs campus crackdowns. As a student, he stood up for free speech — even by antisemites 27 Apr
As a student at Tufts University in 1992 and now the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt has shown a shift in his approach to free speech ...
27 Apr
Forward Is this small black plaque the most meaningful Holocaust memorial in New York? 16 Apr
In New York's Riverside Park near 83rd Street lies a small black plaque marking the intended site for the American Memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and...
16 Apr
Forward In the story of two Jewish Bunds, a stark generational divide over Israel 21 Feb
A new generation of Jewish activists, led by students like Amari Pavati, are forming The New Yiddish Bund at Binghamton University, inspired by the historica...
21 Feb
Forward In a new war over Middle Eastern food, eating hummus and shawarma has become a political act 5 Dec 2023
The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has spilled over into the realm of food, with the consumption of traditional Middle Eastern dishes like hummus...
5 Dec 2023
Forward Why is there still a bust of this antisemite in Rockefeller Center? 8 Dec 2022
Despite Charles Lindbergh being remembered for his pioneering transatlantic flight, he was also an antisemite and Nazi sympathizer, as evidenced by his isola...
8 Dec 2022
Forward Behind the swankiest new hotel on the Lower East Side, a swanky Jewish history 7 Oct 2022
The Lower East Side's Jarmulowsky Bank building has been transformed into Nine Orchard, a luxurious hotel that contrasts sharply with the area's historical i...
7 Oct 2022
Forward Are virtual minyans and avatar rabbis the future of Judaism? 21 Mar 2022
Rabbi Steven Stark Lowenstein of Am Shalom in Glencoe, Illinois, and Chabad Lubavitch are pioneering virtual Jewish experiences in the metaverse, aiming to e...
21 Mar 2022