Jacob Kornbluh | Authors

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Earliest item	19 Feb 2016

Forward Antisemitism bills head to NYC Council Committee to Combat Hate 12 Feb

The New York City Council is advancing a set of proposals from Speaker Julie Menin aimed at combating antisemitism, which has been on the rise. The bills inc...

12 Feb

Forward Netanyahu returns to Washington — this time to shape a deal with Iran, not fight one 11 Feb

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump are meeting in Washington to discuss strategies for confronting Iran's nuclear thre...

11 Feb

Forward AIPAC fails its first test in the midterms 6 Feb

The article discusses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) perceived shortcomings in a New Jersey special House election, where its endorse...

6 Feb

Forward Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism 4 Feb

Phylisa Wisdom, executive director of the New York Jewish Agenda, has been appointed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lead the city's Office to Comba...

4 Feb

Forward Democratic leader says GOP-led Congress boosted ICE funding while Jewish security is underfunded 1 Feb

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the GOP-controlled Congress at a New York Jewish gathering for prioritizing immigration enforcement fundin...

1 Feb

Forward New York City Council pushes action on antisemitism, without Mamdani 30 Jan

New York City Council has established a task force to combat antisemitism, creating potential tensions with the mayor's office, led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. ...

30 Jan

Forward Mamdani visits Holocaust survivor at her apartment on Holocaust Remembrance Day 28 Jan

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani privately visited Olga Spiegel, an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor and artist living in a ren...

28 Jan

Forward Jessica Tisch affixes a mezuzah to her NYPD office on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 Jan

New York City's Jewish Police Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, has ceremoniously placed a mezuzah on her office door at One Police Plaza during International Hol...

27 Jan

Forward Why Josh Shapiro’s memoir could complicate a presidential run 23 Jan

Josh Shapiro's memoir, "Where We Keep the Light," defies the typical narrative crafted for political ambition by highlighting parts of his record that might ...

23 Jan

Forward Can Mamdani stop NYC's Jewish comptroller from purchasing millions in Israel Bonds for the city? 22 Jan

Amidst tensions between New York City's political leaders, the city's Jewish comptroller, Mark Levine, and the newly elected mayor, Mamdani, are at odds over...

22 Jan