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Forward Auschwitz would seem an unlikely backdrop for a love affair, yet this is a true story 23 Jan 2024
"Lovers in Auschwitz" by Keren Blankfeld tells the true story of David Wisnia, a Polish Jew and talented singer, and Helen Zippi Spitzer, a Slovakian Jew, wh...
23 Jan 2024
Forward Director of NYU’s new antisemitism research center doesn’t want to be ‘hamstrung’ by Israel politics 23 Jan 2024
Avinoam Patt has been appointed as the inaugural director of the new antisemitism research center at New York University (NYU). The center aims to study anti...
23 Jan 2024
Forward Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia claim to be hit by ‘chemical weapon’ as they call for intifada 23 Jan 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University disrupted a day of dialogue aimed at easing tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. The protesters claimed that...
23 Jan 2024
Forward First debate takeaway: California Senate candidates part ways on Israel 23 Jan 2024
During a recent debate among the top candidates for California's open Senate seat, Barbara Lee, Katie Porter, and Adam Schiff, all progressive Democrats, sho...
23 Jan 2024
Forward Following Auschwitz visit, Elon Musk says X could have saved Jews from the Holocaust 23 Jan 2024
During a conference hosted by the European Jewish Association in Krakow, Elon Musk claimed that his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter), cou...
23 Jan 2024
Forward A 35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break a Guinness World Record 23 Jan 2024
Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side of New York City unveiled a 35-foot-long challah with the aim of breaking a world record. The challah was m...
23 Jan 2024
Forward German protesters say meeting by far-right extremists echoed the Nazis’ notorious Wannsee conference  22 Jan 2024
As many as 1 million Germans rallied against far-right extremism after a report revealed that leaders of the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), ...
22 Jan 2024
Forward After leading calls to oust Harvard’s president, Jewish critics take aim at Jewish scholar heading antisemitism task force 22 Jan 2024
Jewish critics of Harvard University are opposing the appointment of Jewish studies professor Derek Penslar as co-chair of the school's new antisemitism task...
22 Jan 2024
Forward How a self-proclaimed ‘goy’ named Norman Jewison made one of the most Jewish movies ever 22 Jan 2024
Director Norman Jewison, a self-proclaimed goy, made one of the most beloved Jewish films of all time, Fiddler on the Roof. Despite not being Jewish, Jewison...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Is Musk's visit to Auschwitz the kind of Holocaust remembrance we really want? 22 Jan 2024
Elon Musk's visit to Auschwitz with his son and far-right pundit Ben Shapiro has sparked controversy over whether it is the kind of Holocaust remembrance the...
22 Jan 2024
Forward New York’s schools chief defended students accused of antisemitism — now he has a plan to defeat it 22 Jan 2024
David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, has outlined a plan to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia in response to an increase in discri...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Musk on visiting Auschwitz: 'It will take a few days to sink in' 22 Jan 2024
Billionaire Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. He was ...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Israel just became the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown beef 22 Jan 2024
Israel has become the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown beef, cultivated by Aleph Farms. The firm has received provisional approval from the Isr...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Nikki Haley has better pro-Israel bona fides than President Trump. Here’s why it doesn’t matter 22 Jan 2024
The article discusses the pro-Israel stances of former President Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, highlighting their contrasting approaches. While Trump had a c...
22 Jan 2024
Forward In implied jab at Trump, evangelical pro-Israel leader John Hagee blasts antisemitism and racism among Republicans 22 Jan 2024
Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), criticized Republicans for their thinly veiled racism and antisemitism, distancing himself...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Picture book about family that celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year nabs top Sydney Taylor Jewish children’s book award 22 Jan 2024
Two books with Jewish themes have won top honors at this year's Sydney Taylor Book Awards for Jewish children's books. "Two New Years" is a lavishly illustra...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Why America was an easy mark for Nazi ideas 22 Jan 2024
The PBS documentary "Nazi Town, USA" explores the period in the 1930s when American citizens, affected by the Great Depression and influenced by racist polic...
22 Jan 2024
Forward DeSantis exits presidential race, potentially boosting Nikki Haley’s support among anti-Trump Jewish Republicans 22 Jan 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has pulled out of the presidential race, leaving Nikki Haley as the main contender against Donald Trump. This development may c...
22 Jan 2024
Forward Progressives divided about ‘cease-fire’ write-in to protest Biden in New Hampshire primary 21 Jan 2024
A grassroots campaign called Vote Ceasefire is urging voters in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary to write in "cease-fire" on their ballots t...
21 Jan 2024
Forward The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has made it onto 'Law & Order' 19 Jan 2024
The season premiere of Law & Order incorporates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into its storyline. The episode, titled "Free Expression," touches on variou...
19 Jan 2024
Forward ‘Draconian methods’: Israel knocked for jailing, killing journalists  19 Jan 2024
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as one of the worst offenders for detaining journalists in 2023. They found that Israel was hold...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Both the Israeli and Palestinian governments should be obligated to recognize the other’s right to statehood 19 Jan 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's denial of the Palestinian people's right to statehood reflects a double standard. Palestinian officials have reco...
19 Jan 2024
Forward 15 Jewish House Democrats blast Netanyahu for rejecting two-state solution 19 Jan 2024
Fifteen Jewish House Democrats, including some pro-Israel stalwarts, have criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for rejecting the idea of crea...
19 Jan 2024
Forward 'An urgent necessity': This young woman needs your help to leave Gaza 19 Jan 2024
Abeer Ayyoub, a Palestinian journalist who now lives in Istanbul, is seeking help for her sister, Yasmine, who wants to leave Gaza. Yasmine, a psychologist s...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Jewish political veteran Scott Stringer eyes another New York City mayoral run 19 Jan 2024
Scott Stringer, a progressive Democrat and the only Jewish candidate in the 2021 New York City mayoral race, is considering running again in 2025. He has ope...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Israeli soccer team to play in empty stadium due to war-related safety concerns 19 Jan 2024
Due to safety concerns related to the Israel-Hamas war and the accompanying rise in antisemitism, an upcoming soccer match between Israeli club Maccabi Haifa...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Only 2 Jewish players are in the baseball Hall of Fame. Who could join Koufax and Greenberg in Cooperstown? 19 Jan 2024
Since Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, no other Jewish players have made it in. However, there are a few potenti...
19 Jan 2024
Forward In Mumbai, a 21-year-old street dancer finds an unlikely mentor in a 70-year-old Israeli ballet master 19 Jan 2024
"Call Me Dancer" is a documentary about the unlikely friendship between a 21-year-old street dancer named Manish Chauhan from Mumbai and a 70-year-old Israel...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Watch: New Hasidic song tells the story of a tragic car accident 19 Jan 2024
Hasidic Yiddish songwriter-singer Motty Ilowitz has released a new song called "Mochel" (Forgive Me) which tells the heartbreaking story of a driver who acci...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Why do media outlets love scared Jews? 19 Jan 2024
The rise in antisemitism is a real concern, but the media often exaggerates or misrepresents incidents involving Jews. For example, the story of a sperm dono...
19 Jan 2024
Forward As Kfir Bibas turns 1 in captivity, supporters from Tel Aviv to Davos mark ‘the saddest birthday in the world’ 19 Jan 2024
Kfir Bibas, a one-year-old Israeli boy, is celebrating his birthday in captivity in Gaza after being abducted by Hamas along with his family. Kfir's brother ...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, dean who led Yeshiva U seminary through period of growth, dies at 94 19 Jan 2024
Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, the former dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, has passed away at the age of 94. During his tenur...
19 Jan 2024
Forward Meet the Jews advising Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis 19 Jan 2024
Despite the historical trend of Jewish voters overwhelmingly supporting Democrats, Republican candidates such as Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis ...
19 Jan 2024
Forward ‘Nasty Palestinians’: Israel director for leading Canadian Jewish group hit over columns  18 Jan 2024
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Canada's leading Jewish advocacy group, is facing criticism for opinion articles written by David Weinberg, ...
18 Jan 2024
Forward ‘Pretty girls support Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is sexy’ — is sex appeal key to online war discourse? 18 Jan 2024
The article discusses the trend of using sex appeal in online war discourse, specifically in relation to the Israel-Palestine conflict. It explores the pheno...
18 Jan 2024
Forward In ‘Delegation,’ Auschwitz and Majdanek provide the the backdrop for a mumblecore teen heritage tour 18 Jan 2024
"Delegation" is a film that follows Israeli teenagers on a school trip to Holocaust sites before they join the IDF. Amidst the backdrop of Treblinka, Auschwi...
18 Jan 2024
Forward U of Minnesota, Temple, Brown among latest federal campus antisemitism investigations 18 Jan 2024
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened investigations into multiple universities and school districts in response to complaints...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Our event was a mourning procession for murdered Israeli and Palestinian children, not an 'antisemitic incident' 18 Jan 2024
David Bragin criticizes the use of a photo in an article about antisemitic incidents, arguing that it misrepresented an event. He clarifies that the event in...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Have we finally discovered the real reason for Spinoza’s excommunication? 18 Jan 2024
The documentary "Spinoza: Six Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher" explores the motivations behind Baruch Spinoza's excommunication by the Ams...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace remain suspended as new semester begins 18 Jan 2024
Columbia University's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) remain suspended as the spring semester begins. Th...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Ann Arbor school board endorses call for cease-fire in Israel and Gaza 18 Jan 2024
The school board of Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan has endorsed a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The resolution, which wa...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Dean Phillips drops DEI label from his presidential campaign website after Bill Ackman contributed $1m 18 Jan 2024
Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, recently made a change to his campaign website, replacing the...
18 Jan 2024
Forward 'Lynching' must be used only in its historical context, not to describe the impeachment of a cabinet official 18 Jan 2024
Si Kahn, a civil rights activist and reader of The Forward, wrote a letter to the editor expressing his concern about the use of the word "lynching" in an ar...
18 Jan 2024
Forward No, New York libraries aren’t closing because of funding for Israel 18 Jan 2024
Recent social media posts have falsely claimed that the closure of New York Public Libraries on Sundays is due to funding cuts for Israel. These posts confla...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Ben & Jerry’s board calls for ceasefire in Gaza 18 Jan 2024
The board of Ben & Jerry's, owned by Unilever, has called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The board's statement aligns with the company's history and values, althou...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Employee goes rogue, sending 'ceasefire now' email to Jewish group’s listserv 18 Jan 2024
An employee of Jewish social-justice organization JOIN for Justice sent an unauthorized email calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war to the group's ...
18 Jan 2024
Forward Michael Solomonov’s famous — and controversial — Zahav hummus now available at Whole Foods 17 Jan 2024
Israeli-American celebrity chef Michael Solomonov's renowned Zahav hummus is now available at over 150 Whole Foods stores. The hummus recipe, which only cont...
17 Jan 2024
Forward International hockey federation reverses ban on Israel ahead of youth world championships 17 Jan 2024
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has reversed its decision to ban Israel from participating in a world championship in Bulgaria. The federation...
17 Jan 2024
Forward This novel is a glowing portrayal of Israel's early days. Now it's being 'review-bombed' on Goodreads 17 Jan 2024
Talia Carner's novel, The Boy With the Star Tattoo, has been targeted by a review-bombing campaign on Goodreads. The book portrays Israel's early years and f...
17 Jan 2024
Forward Swastikas, taunts and harassment: Jewish students at American University allege antisemitism 17 Jan 2024
Jewish students at American University in Washington, D.C. have filed a Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging antisemitic vandali...
17 Jan 2024