Simone Saidmehr | Authors

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Earliest item	8 Jan

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