Rebecca Massel | Authors

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Earliest item	9 Mar

Forward A former Dallas city councilwoman just died. Almost no one knew she was Jewish. 2 Jul

Rose Renfroe, a former Dallas City Councilwoman, passed away at 81, revealing to many in Dallas that she was Jewish only after her Jewish funeral. Despite he...

2 Jul

Forward ‘Non-Zionary’: How some queer Jews are wrestling with Israel 28 Jun

Queer Jews, both Zionists and anti-Zionists, have encountered challenges in feeling accepted within their communities post Oct. 7. Many queer Zionists have f...

28 Jun

Forward Who is the Jewish attorney general taking on one of the state’s most powerful Democrats? 18 Jun

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has unsealed a racketeering indictment against George E. Norcross III, a prominent Democratic figure, accusing hi...

18 Jun

Forward ‘Go back to Poland’: Masked UCLA protesters harass Chabad rabbi, threaten his life 11 Jun

During a pro-Palestinian protest at UCLA, Rabbi Dovid Gurevich of Chabad was harassed and threatened by masked demonstrators who demanded he leave, calling h...

11 Jun

Forward Mexico just elected a Jewish president. What other countries can claim Jewish heads of state? 4 Jun

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first Jewish and first female president, joining a short list of Jewish heads of state worldwide. Other curren...

4 Jun

Forward After 48 hours, protesters at Columbia dismantle encampment — but promise more ‘attacks’ on the university 3 Jun

Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University dismantled their encampment after 48 hours but vowed to continue targeting the university until it agrees t...

3 Jun

Forward ‘We are strong’: Outpouring of solidarity following vandalism at New York kosher restaurant 15 May

After a kosher restaurant, Rothschild TLV, on the Upper East Side was vandalized, the Jewish community showed solidarity, with Ramaz students praying at the ...

15 May

Jewish Action Voices from Campus: Columbia University 9 Mar

Jewish students at Columbia University have faced a surge in antisemitic incidents since October 7, including harassment, physical assault, and online attack...

9 Mar