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The Forward staff compiled a list of their favorite cultural experiences in 2023. Some highlights include the reboot of "Real Housewives of New York," a podc...

In the aftermath of the Nova Music Festival massacre, survivors have gathered in a makeshift tent called Adama Tova to heal and support one another. The cent...

Shenna Bellows, the former executive director of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, recently made a consequential ruling as Maine's secretary of...

Herb Kohl, the former Jewish senator from Wisconsin and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, has passed away at the age of 88. Known for his unobtrusive approach an...

Jewish leaders in Buffalo, New York, are upset over a cartoon published in The Buffalo News that depicts skulls dripping from a sink with faucet handles shap...

In a lighthearted article, the author presents 24 humorous predictions for pop culture in 2024. These predictions include Steven Spielberg making viral socia...

Two Israeli-Americans, Judith Weinstein and Gadi Haggai, who went missing during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, have been confirmed killed. Weinste...

In this personal essay, the author reflects on their grandmother's experience as a Holocaust survivor and the increasing prevalence of Holocaust denial. The ...

The German city of Dortmund is reviving the forgotten story of Paul Hirsch, its only Jewish mayor who died in poverty after the Nazis denied him a pension. H...

After the sale of American Jewish University's main campus fell through, the nearby Milken Community School has announced that it will purchase the 22-acre c...

In an article discussing the parallels between the Jewish ritual of shiva and psychoanalysis, Professor Joyce Slochower argues that both relationships provid...

The U.S. Department of Education has initiated a Title VI investigation into the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, George Mason University, and Ne...

Several national Jewish groups have come to the defense of Muslim judicial nominee Adeel Mangi, who faced intense questioning from Republican senators during...

Isaac Arazi, the former president of Lebanons small Jewish community, has died at the age of 80. Arazi played a key role in the restoration of the Magen Avra...

In his new book, "The Necessity of Exile: Essays From a Distance," Shaul Magid argues for a reevaluation of Zionism and the benefits of living in exile, even...

Hardy Lloyd, a white supremacist and self-proclaimed reverend, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for threatening jurors and witnesses involved i...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined his preconditions for peace between Israel and Gaza in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Netanyahu...

Doctors Against Genocide, an organization opposing the war in Gaza, canceled their planned gathering at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C...

This article discusses some of the best Jewish jokes from famous Jewish comedians. Jerry Seinfeld, known for his observational humor, became one of the most ...

Minnesota Democrat Dean Phillips, a Jewish congressman, is running for president in the Democratic primary. He highlights the importance of open dialogue and...

The US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, a major pro-Palestinian advocacy group, is creating a political arm to grade members of Congress, mobilize voters, an...

The author, Jodi Rudoren, summarizes her 10 days of reporting in Israel, highlighting the mood of Israeli Jews during the ongoing war with Hamas. The pain an...

Rachel Goldberg-Polin is a mother tirelessly campaigning for the return of her son, Hersh, who was abducted by Hamas terrorists. She has become the internati...

Maxwell Jacob Friedman, a professional wrestler known as MJF, is the latest inductee into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He expressed his joy in fu...

The new film adaptation of The Color Purple brings attention to author Alice Walker's history of antisemitism. While Walker's novel and the 1985 film adaptat...

Chava Rosenfarb, a renowned Yiddish writer, is being celebrated in Lodz, Poland, where she was once imprisoned during the Holocaust. Rosenfarb's stories are ...

Mike Gold, the author of the 1930 novel "Jews Without Money," has fallen into obscurity despite his ferocious and controversial writing style. The novel depi...

"The Gospel According to Chaim" is a new Yiddish play by Mikhl Yashinsky that explores the story of a Jewish-born Christian missionary, Chaim Henry Einspruch...

The tradition of Jews eating Chinese food on Christmas is a well-known phenomenon. While there is no evidence of an authentic holiday message from the Chines...

Antisemitism is becoming a growing issue at elite private schools, prompting administrators to seek ways to combat it. Advocacy groups, such as the American ...

Tom Suozzi, the Democratic nominee for an open House seat, has taken a weekend trip to Israel to show support for the country during its war with Hamas. The ...

Due to safety concerns related to a pro-Palestinian protest taking place across the street, congregants of Temple Beth Am in mid-city Los Angeles will be pra...

The Orange County Public Schools in Florida have removed nearly 700 books from classroom libraries, citing concerns about violating state laws on sexual cont...

The US Department of Justice has charged Samuel Salman El Reda, a dual Lebanese-Colombian citizen and alleged operative of Hezbollah, with playing a key role...

Despite the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, Jewish day schools in the United States are still planning to send their students to Israel for educational...

In this personal narrative, the author, a Jewish young man from Milwaukee, is living alone and feeling homesick for Christmas in Jerusalem in 1958. He visits...

Amira Mohammed and Ibrahim Abu Ahmad, two Palestinian Israeli peace activists, host the popular podcast Unapologetic: The Third Narrative. The podcast explor...

A new report from the National Contagion Research Institute suggests that TikTok, the popular social media platform, is being used to promote anti-Israel sen...

At the 55th annual convention of the Association for Jewish Studies, scholars gathered to discuss their latest research, which often delved into historical i...

The Conservative movement is suspending its Israel gap-year program, Nativ, due to budget issues and recruitment challenges. Nativ, which has historically at...

Ari Kelman, a professor of Jewish studies at Stanford University, resigned from his role as co-chair of the university's committee to fight antisemitism afte...

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., was temporarily closed after being vandalized with graffiti that read "Free Gaza" in multiple places. The U.S. Park...

Yiddishland California, a cultural center and museum in La Jolla, California, dedicated to promoting Yiddish language and culture, is in danger of losing its...

Yiddishland California, a cultural center promoting Yiddish language and culture, faces a precarious future if it cannot raise $120,000 by December's end to ...

The U.S. Department of Education has announced investigations into six new institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Un...

An Orthodox Jewish school in Houston, Texas, has reported credible allegations of inappropriate behavior against its former head of school, Rabbi Ari Segal. ...

Starbucks is being targeted by activists on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Starbucks has no stores in Israel and is not on the list of...

In this article, the author argues that while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Hamas poses an existential threat to Israel, this notion ...

Steve McQueen's documentary film, Occupied City, explores modern and Holocaust-era Amsterdam through contemporary footage. The film aims to shed light on the...

A recent poll showed that 72% of Palestinians supported Hamas' October 7th attack on Israelis, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed, more than 240 were taken ...