The Forward has contributed to the new Urban Archive app, which makes historical materials accessible. In celebration of the Fourth of July, they have assemb...

Coney Island holds a special place in the hearts of Jewish immigrants who arrived in New York in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a popular getaway ...

Activists in St. Louis are considering changing the city's name, which was named after King Louis IX, known for anti-Semitic actions such as expelling Jewish...

Frank Crosswaith, a prominent African-American labor organizer and socialist leader, is highlighted on Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the end of slavery i...

President Trump's photo op at St. John's Episcopal Church, where he held up a Bible without praying or notifying church leaders, following a speech on quelli...

On its 123rd birthday, The Forward reflects on its beginnings as a Yiddish-language daily newspaper founded in 1897 by Abraham Cahan. The publication quickly...

In September 1918, during the Spanish Influenza outbreak, the Jewish newspaper Forverts documented poignant stories of individuals impacted by the pandemic, ...

Ben Weitz shared the story of his Cuban grandfather, Azriel Weitz, who maintained his Jewish faith despite challenges in Cuba under Fidel Castro's rule. Azri...

In 1918, amidst the influenza epidemic, the Yiddish Forverts published guidance from Rabbi Gavriel Zev Margolis, known as Reb Velvele, on adjusting mourning ...

Talya Zax explores the persistent cultural fascination with imagining alternative narratives for Anne Frank, focusing on the trend where male authors depict ...