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Forward SCOTUS denies YU’s emergency request to block LGBTQ group 14 Sep 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a case involving Yeshiva University (YU) and its refusal to recognize an LGBTQ student club, advising the...
14 Sep 2022
Forward Rep. Lauren Boebert calls on Christians to ‘rise up and take our place in Christ and influence this nation’ 14 Sep 2022
Rep. Lauren Boebert, at a conservative Christian conference in Colorado, urged Christians to rise and influence the nation, framing current times as the "las...
14 Sep 2022
Forward On Broadway, a Jewish actress takes on the role of a lifetime in Tom Stoppard's play of a lifetime 14 Sep 2022
Caissie Levy, a Jewish actress, stars in Tom Stoppard's new Broadway production of "Leopoldstadt," which explores complex themes of Jewish identity and assim...
14 Sep 2022
Forward 1,500 guests. Kosher food. The setting for this grand Jewish wedding? Abu Dhabi 14 Sep 2022
The wedding of UAE Chief Rabbi Levi Duchman and Lea Hadad in Abu Dhabi marks a significant milestone for Jewish visibility in the Arabian Gulf, coinciding wi...
14 Sep 2022
Forward A New York synagogue banned lox. That’s not as crazy as it sounds 13 Sep 2022
A synagogue on Manhattan's Upper West Side announced that it would no longer serve lox in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of pollution and overf...
13 Sep 2022
Forward ‘Shabbat Shalom and Sayonara’: Loyalists tried to oust Kushner via Shabbat meeting with Trump 13 Sep 2022
In his forthcoming memoir, Peter Navarro reveals a clandestine effort by Trump loyalists and donors to oust Jared Kushner from leading Trump's 2020 campaign ...
13 Sep 2022
Forward Why The New York Times translated its Hasidic yeshiva investigation into Yiddish 12 Sep 2022
The New York Times translated its investigative article on the secular education deficits in Hasidic yeshivas into Yiddish to ensure accessibility for the co...
12 Sep 2022
Forward Who is Sabra, Marvel's Israeli superhero? 12 Sep 2022
Marvel Studios has announced that Shira Haas will play the Israeli superhero, Sabra, in the upcoming film Captain America: New World Order. The inclusion of ...
12 Sep 2022
Forward She was Ruth Bader Ginsburg's friend and frequent dining partner — was that kosher? 12 Sep 2022
Nina Totenberg's memoir, "Dinners With Ruth," chronicles her friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, highlighting their shared experiences...
12 Sep 2022
Forward A new study explains why Starbucks can’t spell your Jewish name 12 Sep 2022
A recent study from the Jewish Language Project at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion explores how Jewish names have changed over time and wha...
12 Sep 2022
Forward At ‘The Fabelmans’ premiere, Steven Spielberg discusses how his Jewish identity is portrayed in the autobiographical film 12 Sep 2022
At the premiere of his new film, The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg discussed how his Jewish identity is portrayed in the autobiographical movie. The film, co-w...
12 Sep 2022
Forward New York set to strengthen oversight of secular studies at Orthodox schools 11 Sep 2022
New York's Board of Regents is poised to vote on a proposal allowing increased state oversight of the secular education curriculum in Orthodox Jewish yeshiva...
11 Sep 2022
Forward "Three Minutes": a 1938 film shot in Poland sparks connection among 300 descendants of a lost Jewish community 9 Sep 2022
The documentary film, "Three Minutes: A Lengthening," features rare 1938 footage from a Jewish neighborhood in Nasielsk, Poland, capturing the lives of child...
9 Sep 2022
Forward Over 25,000 Jewish partisans fought back against the Nazis. A new film tells 8 of their stories. 9 Sep 2022
Documentary filmmaker Julia Mintz presents "Four Winters," a poignant exploration of the lives and stories of eight Jewish partisans who participated in arme...
9 Sep 2022
Forward Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96 8 Sep 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch of Britain, has passed away at the age of 96. Her reign witnessed the transformation of British Jewry, from b...
8 Sep 2022
Forward Who runs the largest Jewish federations? Not women. 8 Sep 2022
Despite progress in promoting women to leadership positions in Jewish federations, women still lag behind men in top leadership roles at major city federatio...
8 Sep 2022
Forward 'He was not even a Jew or a person; he was a force' — Sid Caesar at 100 7 Sep 2022
The centenary of Sid Caesar's birth presents an opportunity to reflect on how his Jewish heritage influenced his comedic style, despite the apparent lack of ...
7 Sep 2022
Forward The greatest Jewish Hollywood character you've never heard of 7 Sep 2022
Maurice Duke, a Jewish talent manager and film producer in Hollywood, was known for his low-budget B-movies that capitalized on popular trends and fads. His ...
7 Sep 2022
Forward How Warren Zevon overcame his demons to become a sandwich-enjoying rock'n'roll prophet 5 Sep 2022
Warren Zevon, the acclaimed rock musician with Russian-Jewish roots, struggled with alcohol addiction throughout his career, yet managed to channel his exper...
5 Sep 2022
Forward What I learned about the Holocaust playing a game called 'Gestapo' 2 Sep 2022
The article by Jodi Rudoren explores the provocative and unsettling educational board game, "Gestapo: A Game of the Holocaust," which was discovered at a syn...
2 Sep 2022
Forward Mark Spitz made Olympic history in 1972. Here’s why his Jewish identity mattered in Munich 1 Sep 2022
Mark Spitz, the renowned Jewish-American swimmer, made Olympic history at the 1972 Munich Games by winning seven gold medals, setting world records in each e...
1 Sep 2022
Forward Israeli families of Munich Olympics massacre victims agree to compensation deal with Germany, avoiding 50th anniversary ceremony boycott 1 Sep 2022
Israeli families of the victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre have reached a compensation agreement with Germany days before the 50th-anniversary comm...
1 Sep 2022
Forward In flooded Jackson, a synagogue makes bat mitzvah disaster plans 1 Sep 2022
Beth Israel Congregation, Jackson, Mississippi's sole synagogue, is adapting to ongoing water crises and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change...
1 Sep 2022
Forward Josh Shapiro traces bid for Pennsylvania governor to his childhood work for Soviet Jews 31 Aug 2022
Josh Shapiro, the Pennsylvania Attorney General and Democratic nominee for governor, attributes his dedication to public service to his childhood activism in...
31 Aug 2022
Forward 50 years after the Munich Olympics massacre, families of the slain continue to grieve — and remember 31 Aug 2022
Fifty years after the Munich Olympics massacre, the families of the 11 slain Israeli athletes and coaches continue to mourn and honor their loved ones. Despi...
31 Aug 2022
Forward He preserved Ukrainian Jewish culture — before, during and after the Shoah 31 Aug 2022
Moyshe Beregovsky, an ethnomusicologist, traveled to Ukrainian Jewish villages in the late 1920s to record their songs and preserve their culture. His archiv...
31 Aug 2022
Forward AIPAC accused George Soros of undermining American politics. Is that antisemitic? 29 Aug 2022
The recent tweet by AIPAC accusing George Soros of undermining American politics by supporting J Street has sparked debates on whether such statements can be...
29 Aug 2022
Forward 'The Patient' is one of the most Jewish shows on television — should it have been more so? 29 Aug 2022
"The Patient," a psychological thriller featuring Steve Carell as the Jewish therapist Dr. Alan Strauss, is highlighted as one of the most authentically Jewi...
29 Aug 2022
Forward Libs of TikTok is fueling a pogrom against trans youth 29 Aug 2022
The article discusses the role of the social media account "Libs of TikTok" in fueling a potential pogrom against trans youth and their allies. The account, ...
29 Aug 2022
Forward Move over, JSwipe, there’s a new dating app for Jewish singles 29 Aug 2022
Filteroff, a video-first speed-dating app founded by Zach Schleien and Brian Weinreich, is offering virtual speed-dating events for Orthodox Jewish singles a...
29 Aug 2022
Forward After 87 years, Montana Jews reclaim their landmark synagogue 26 Aug 2022
The landmark synagogue Temple Emanu-El in Helena, Montana, has returned to Jewish ownership after being sold during the Great Depression. This achievement is...
26 Aug 2022
Forward A lost Yiddish opera complete, and in performance, at last 25 Aug 2022
After over 90 years, the lost Yiddish opera Bas Sheve by composer Henech Kon and librettist Moyshe Broderzon is being performed for the first time in North A...
25 Aug 2022
Forward Forward awarded Stern Grant at IAJGS Jewish Genealogy Conference 24 Aug 2022
The Forward has received the Rabbi Malcolm H. Stern Grant at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The grant will enable the Forward to par...
24 Aug 2022
Forward Minn. GOP’s nominee for governor says comparing COVID policies to the Holocaust is ‘legitimate’ 24 Aug 2022
Scott Jensen, the Republican nominee for governor in Minnesota, refused to retract his comparison of COVID-19 policies to Nazi measures, specifically Kristal...
24 Aug 2022
Forward Nadler cruises to primary victory, likely to remain dean of congressional Jewish caucus 24 Aug 2022
Jerry Nadler, a senior Jewish Congressman from New York, secured a decisive victory in the Democratic primary for a likely 16th term, solidifying his positio...
24 Aug 2022
Forward Canadian minister denounces diversity consultant for antisemitic tweets 23 Aug 2022
Canadian Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen has denounced and withdrawn a grant from a government-funded project after discovering antisemitic tweets from senio...
23 Aug 2022
Forward The CNN documentary glossed over progressive antisemitism. I've faced it, and we must confront it 23 Aug 2022
In this article, the author discusses the issue of progressive antisemitism and the need to confront it within the progressive movement. The author reflects ...
23 Aug 2022
Forward Nathan Fielder didn't learn any moral lessons from 'The Rehearsal' 23 Aug 2022
In the finale of Nathan Fielder's HBO show, The Rehearsal, his convoluted setups involving child actors come back to haunt him. The show follows Fielder as h...
23 Aug 2022
Forward He escaped one ghetto only to find himself imprisoned in another 23 Aug 2022
"The Ghetto Within" by Santiago H. Amigorena tells the story of the author's grandfather, Vicente Rosenberg, who migrates to Buenos Aires in 1928 to escape P...
23 Aug 2022
Forward ‘Challah’ and ‘tefillin’ were code words in the Chabad of Poway’s tax fraud scheme 22 Aug 2022
The former rabbi of Chabad of Poway, Yisroel Goldstein, and attorney Elliot Adler engaged in a tax fraud scheme using coded language, with terms like "challa...
22 Aug 2022
Forward When the Saudi Crown Prince interrupts your Seder – and more things we learned from Jared Kushner’s new memoir 21 Aug 2022
Jared Kushner's memoir, "Breaking History: A White House Memoir," offers insights into his experiences behind-the-scenes as a senior adviser in the Trump adm...
21 Aug 2022
Forward What CNN’s Dana Bash learned reporting on the rise in antisemitism 21 Aug 2022
CNN anchor Dana Bash explores the rising tide of antisemitism in the United States through a new documentary, "Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America." The fil...
21 Aug 2022
Forward Is ‘Bambi’ about Jewish persecution, Zionism or something else? 21 Aug 2022
The article explores the origins and themes of the novel Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten and its subsequent adaptation into the Disney film. The a...
21 Aug 2022
Forward Date syrup- and harissa-glazed chicken thighs with tahini ranch sauce 19 Aug 2022
This recipe is inspired by Michael Solomonov's dish at his Laser Wolf restaurant and incorporates ingredients common in the Palestinian kitchen. The chicken ...
19 Aug 2022
Forward Can a Jew cook Palestinian food without getting all political? 19 Aug 2022
The article discusses the question of whether a Jew can cook Palestinian food without getting political. It highlights that Israeli cuisine is deeply rooted ...
19 Aug 2022
Forward Palestinians aren't fooled by Abbas flip-flopping on the Holocaust 18 Aug 2022
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faced backlash for making offensive and faulty comparisons between Israeli actions and the Holocaust. He later ...
18 Aug 2022
Forward I’m dating a guy who earns much less than I do. Can it work? 18 Aug 2022
A woman in her mid-30s is dating a man who earns significantly less than her and is questioning whether their relationship can work. While she is not primari...
18 Aug 2022
Forward Mahmoud Abbas' comments about the Holocaust are abhorrent. Here's what we should learn from them 17 Aug 2022
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, made controversial comments in Germany, claiming that Israel had committed 50 Holocausts agai...
17 Aug 2022
Forward NYC mayor defends endorsement of pastor once cited for antisemitic slurs 17 Aug 2022
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City defended his support for Rev. Conrad Tillard, a former Nation of Islam minister criticized for past antisemitic comments, i...
17 Aug 2022
Forward Sean Patrick Maloney locks in Jewish support in competitive reelection bid for upstate New York seat 16 Aug 2022
In his reelection campaign, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney is keenly focusing on securing Jewish support, particularly in Rockland County's Hasidic comm...
16 Aug 2022