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Forward ‘Auschwitz’ is a hit Iranian protest anthem, part of a music genre rebelling against official antisemitism 8 Mar
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi's protest anthem "Auschwitz" has taken a defiant stand against the Iranian regime's violent suppression of protests by invoking ...
8 Mar
Forward Confronting a Khamenei vigil in NYC, Iranian protesters declare solidarity with Jews 7 Mar
In a stark showdown at New York City's Washington Square Park, a vigil commemorating the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei drew vigorous counter...
7 Mar
Forward For Iranian American Jews, Trump’s talk of regime change stirs hopes of return 2 Mar
The recent demise of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, a result of a U.S.-Israel operation, has sparked hope among Iranian American Jews who fled the regi...
2 Mar
Forward Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s exiled crown prince, has a plan for his people’s future — if they’ll have him 28 Feb
Amid escalating tensions and military action by the U.S. and Israel in Iran, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince, emerges as a potential leader for ...
28 Feb
Forward As Iran’s Jews prepare for Purim, their government calls its story proof of a past genocide 27 Feb
In Iran, the Jewish community faces significant challenges as they prepare to celebrate Purim amidst an environment of intense antisemitic propaganda. The re...
27 Feb
Forward How Christian Zionism explains Mike Huckabee’s expansive view of Israel’s borders 25 Feb
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, recently sparked controversy by expressing a Christian Zionist perspective that Israel has biblical rights to a...
25 Feb
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