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Forward 'Fauda' nearly predicted a terrorist invasion of Israel — the show's creators thought it was too far-fetched 10 Oct 2023
Avi Issaccharoff, journalist and co-creator of the show "Fauda," revealed that the upcoming season almost depicted a scenario similar to the recent terrorist...
10 Oct 2023
Forward ‘My heart is shattered.’ ‘The world cannot sit on the fence.’ Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman and more react to the Israel-Gaza War 9 Oct 2023
Many celebrities, including Natalie Portman, Sarah Silverman, Bono, Alex Edelman, and others, have spoken out about the Israel-Gaza War. Silverman emphasized...
9 Oct 2023
Forward Helen Mirren’s Golda is golden — but the film merely glitters 24 Aug 2023
"Golda," featuring Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, focuses on Meir's leadership during the Yom Kippur War, portraying her complex emotions and decision-making un...
24 Aug 2023
Forward At the core of ‘Oppenheimer,’ a debate about how to be Jewish 18 Jul 2023
Oppenheimer, a film by Christopher Nolan, delves into the complex relationship between physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Lewis Strauss, highlighting their ...
18 Jul 2023
Forward A 'Harry Potter' reboot is coming — here are our unsolicited ideas for Jewish plotlines 13 Apr 2023
In a light-hearted yet critical take on the Harry Potter universe in light of J.K. Rowling's controversies and Jewish sensitivity, the article suggests humor...
13 Apr 2023
Forward I watched 6 Christian Purim movies so you wouldn't have to 3 Mar 2023
The article discusses the trend of Christian adaptations of the Purim story of Esther and their varying portrayals in movies. Despite being a Jewish tale, Ch...
3 Mar 2023
Forward YIVO to digitize millions of documents from Jewish Labor Bund 22 Feb 2023
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is digitizing the Jewish Labor Bund archive, which includes 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers, and corres...
22 Feb 2023
Forward 'Cancel culture' comes for the AI ‘Seinfeld’ 6 Feb 2023
An AI-generated version of the sitcom Seinfeld on Twitch, named Nothing, Forever, was suspended for two weeks due to the AI character Larry making transphobi...
6 Feb 2023
Forward Zelenskyy, ‘modern-day Maccabee,’ invokes candle-lit Christmas in speech to Congress 22 Dec 2022
In a poignant address to the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a Jewish leader, invoked themes of resilience reminiscent of the Hanukka...
22 Dec 2022
Forward Jon Stewart is right about how to fight antisemitism — and should maybe be our 'spokesjew' 16 Nov 2022
In a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart discussed recent antisemitism scandals and humorously referred to himself as the "s...
16 Nov 2022