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As editor-in-chief, I'm finding my way Forward (and back)

JL;DR SUMMARY Alyssa Katz takes the helm as the new editor-in-chief of The Forward, highlighting the publication's mission to provide unflinching, ethical journalism—especially vital amid rising antisemitism and complex geopolitical issues involving Israel and Gaza. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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GazaJewish JournalismThe ForwardMedia EthicsJewish Immigrant ExperienceEditor In ChiefAbraham CahanAlyssa Katz

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Until now, Ive kept my engagement in Jewish life separate, including as a volunteer leader in my synagogue shoutout to East Midwood Jewish Center in Brooklyn!"
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"and a participant in a family historic preservation project in Warsaw."
New York, United States
"a socialist refugee and activist who, after founding the Forward in 1897, turned for a time to a newspaper called the Commercial Advertiser, where writing in English, his newly acquired language he produced powerful, often humorous portraits of the lives of immigrant Jews of New Yorks Lower East Side for audiences of curious outsiders."
Israel
"I am committed to taking on the tough questions of what it will require, both here in the U.S. and there in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, to build a functional, peaceful future for all."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"I am committed to taking on the tough questions of what it will require, both here in the U.S. and there in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, to build a functional, peaceful future for all."

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