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Forward Ethiopian-American Jews lament loss of Harlem restaurant hub 22 Feb
Tsion Cafe, a beloved cultural landmark among Ethiopian-American Jews in Harlem, has closed its dining room due to antisemitic threats. For more than a decad...
22 Feb
Forward Muslim and Sephardic Jewish college students are connecting over shared heritage 15 Feb
At universities in the U.S., Sephardic Jewish and Muslim students are discovering shared cultural heritage as a bridge across divides heightened by recent te...
15 Feb
Forward 5 things to know ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting 11 Feb
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are preparing for a significant meeting at the White House, focusing primarily on U.S.-I...
11 Feb
Forward Iranian Jews caught between frustration and hope as US debates intervention 30 Jan
As an uprising unfolds in Iran, Iranian American Jews grapple with anticipation and anxiety. Many see it as a potential revolutionary moment reminiscent of t...
30 Jan
Forward Why New York's Sephardic Jews are more Zionist — and more wary of Mamdani — than their Ashkenazi neighbors 22 Jan
In New York City, the Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish communities are more Zionist and skeptical of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policies than their Ashkenazi counter...
22 Jan
Forward As protests grip Iran, fears grow for a Jewish New Yorker held prisoner there 13 Jan
Amid the escalating protests in Iran, the Jewish community faces increased danger, highlighted by the plight of Kamran Hekmati, an Iranian Jewish New Yorker ...
13 Jan
Forward As protests grip Iran, fears grow for a Jewish New Yorker held prisoner there 13 Jan
As Iran faces significant protests, concern rises for Kamran Hekmati, a 70-year-old Iranian Jew with American citizenship from Great Neck, New York, who has ...
13 Jan
Forward Why protests in Iran seem surprisingly pro-Israel 9 Jan
Protests in Iran have intensified, driven by economic frustrations and opposition to the current government's foreign policy priorities, particularly its sup...
9 Jan
Forward Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk 8 Jan
Paul Cohen, possibly Greenland's only Jew, reflects on the impact of President Donald Trump's revived idea of annexing Greenland, recognizing historical patt...
8 Jan