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Mit mazl geyert zikh! It’s our 123rd birthday!
23 Apr 2020
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...
23 Apr 2020
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From the archives, Influenza 1918: Till death do us part
16 Apr 2020
In September 1918, during the Spanish Influenza outbreak, the Jewish newspaper Forverts documented poignant stories of individuals impacted by the pandemic, ...
16 Apr 2020
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From the archive, 1959: Passover in Castro’s Cuba, yearning for freedom
10 Apr 2020
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...
10 Apr 2020
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From the archive, Influenza 1918: Reb Velvele’s shiva adjustments
30 Mar 2020
In 1918, amidst the influenza epidemic, the Yiddish Forverts published guidance from Rabbi Gavriel Zev Margolis, known as Reb Velvele, on adjusting mourning ...
30 Mar 2020
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Men Explain Anne Frank To Me
16 Dec 2018
Talya Zax explores the persistent cultural fascination with imagining alternative narratives for Anne Frank, focusing on the trend where male authors depict ...
16 Dec 2018
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65 Years Ago, The USSR Murdered Its Greatest Jewish Poets. What’s Left Of Their Legacy?
12 Aug 2017
August 12, 1952, marks a dark chapter in Soviet history known as the "Night of the Murdered Poets," where 13 Jewish intellectuals, including prominent Yiddis...
12 Aug 2017
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How Geraldine Brooks Was Inspired by King David and Leonard Cohen
20 Oct 2015
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Geraldine Brooks discusses her novel "The Secret Chord," which explores the life of the biblical King David, drawing inspirat...
20 Oct 2015