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Forward Trump announced a national Shabbat — and a giant celebration of Christianity the very next day 13 May
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, President Trump highlighted religious aspects with Shabbat 250 and a significantly larger Chris...
13 May
Forward Writer of sitcom airing instead of Eurovision in Ireland calls broadcaster’s boycott over Israel ‘disgraceful antisemitism’ 13 May
Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan has criticized Ireland's public broadcaster RTÉ for not airing the Eurovision Song Contest due to Israel's participation, ...
13 May
Forward At Jewish Democratic event, Jacob Frey says anti-Zionism can blur into antisemitism 13 May
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed the Jewish Democratic Council of America, expressing concerns about the ways in which anti-Zionist sentiments can some...
13 May
Forward All American Jews should acknowledge Nakba Day — for Israel's sake, and Palestine's 13 May
Hadar Susskind argues that American Jews should acknowledge Nakba Day, commemorated on May 15, by recognizing both the profound liberation that came with Isr...
13 May
Forward Jack Kirby finally gets his corner of the city that made him super 13 May
Jack Kirby, the legendary comic book creator known for his pivotal role in developing characters like the Fantastic Four and Captain America, has been honore...
13 May
Forward When it comes to Israel/Palestine, everyone is sure that everyone else is a bigot 13 May
The piece by Jay Michaelson explores the polarizing and entrenched positions within the discourse surrounding Israel and Palestine, termed by the author as t...
13 May
Forward Elected PA Jewish judge leaves Democratic party, citing ‘disturbingly common’ antisemitism 13 May
David Wecht, an elected Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, has exited the Democratic Party to register as an independent, attributing his decision to a perc...
13 May
Forward At Abraham Foxman’s funeral, an elegy for the last generation with direct ties to the Holocaust 13 May
Mourners recently gathered to bid farewell to Abraham Foxman, a towering figure in Jewish communal leadership and a Holocaust survivor, who passed away at ag...
13 May
Forward Israeli report on ‘systematic’ Oct. 7 sexual violence seeks to shift debate from denial to accountability 13 May
The new Israeli report by the Civil Commission on Oct. 7 Crimes presents exhaustive documentation of sexual violence as a deliberate strategy during the Hama...
13 May
Forward Mamdani supersizes NYC hate crimes office, as tensions simmer over synagogue protests 12 May
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a substantial increase in the city's budget for the prevention of hate crimes, in response to rising antisemitic...
12 May
Forward Debating Zionism is fair. Protesting Israel's president at commencement crosses the line 12 May
Rabbi Menachem Creditor challenges the appropriateness of protesting Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s presence as a commencement speaker at the Jewish Theolo...
12 May
Forward How Joanna Stern gets it done — with some help from AI 12 May
Joanna Stern, a tech journalist, shares her experiences of living a year where AI heavily influenced her daily life in her new book, "I Am Not a Robot: My Ye...
12 May
Forward A British spy, a notorious murderer, the Indiana Jones of the insect world, and a very Jewish history 12 May
Author Joel Greenberg explores the adventurous lives of Jewish naturalists and environmentalists who defy the stereotype of Jews as strictly urban intellectu...
12 May
Forward Three simple rules for navigating a new season of protest against Israel 12 May
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove reflects on the complex ethics surrounding protests against Israel, particularly in light of recent incidents in the U.S. He proposes t...
12 May
Forward Alleging conflicts, California judge boots Jewish DA from trying Stanford pro-Palestinian protesters 12 May
A California judge has disqualified Jewish District Attorney Jeff Rosen from retrying a case against five pro-Palestinian protesters accused of vandalizing S...
12 May
Forward Israel bars YouTuber Tyler Oliveira from entering country, citing ‘harassment of Jews’ on social media 11 May
Israel has barred Tyler Oliveira, a controversial right-wing YouTuber, from entering the country due to accusations of disseminating antisemitic content onli...
11 May
Forward Hochul makes play for Orthodox voters with tuition relief and synagogue buffer zones 11 May
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proactively seeking support from Orthodox Jewish voters in her reelection campaign by advocating for tuition relief for yes...
11 May
Forward Middlebury College Hillel votes to rebrand, distancing from parent group on Israel 11 May
Middlebury College's Hillel has rebranded itself as the Jewish Association of Middlebury (JAM) following a student board decision to distance from Hillel Int...
11 May
Forward Abe Foxman built the Jewish establishment. He died troubled by what it had become 11 May
Abe Foxman, the influential leader of the Anti-Defamation League for five decades, passed away deeply concerned about the current state of the Jewish establi...
11 May
Forward Clashes over Israel again define Eurovision — this time under the shadow of the Holocaust 11 May
The 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna has become embroiled in controversy due to Israel's participation, highlighting ongoing tensions surrounding polit...
11 May
Forward Remembering Abe Foxman, the longtime ADL leader known as the ‘Jewish pope,’ who always answered my calls 10 May
Abe Foxman, the longtime leader of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), passed away at age 86, leaving behind a legacy as one of America's most influential Jewi...
10 May
Forward At this interfaith calligraphy class, the lines between Jew and Muslim blur 10 May
An interfaith calligraphy class in New York City is fostering connections between Jewish and Muslim participants through the shared artistic practice of Arab...
10 May
Forward Debating Zionism is good for Jews, actually 9 May
Noam Pianko explores the rich history of debate over Zionism at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), highlighting how this discourse has navigated the comp...
9 May
Forward What the private equity takeover means for the bagel industry 9 May
Private equity firms are rapidly investing in the bagel industry, raising questions about the impact on the traditional craft of making iconic New York bagel...
9 May
Forward I discovered anti-Zionism at the University of Michigan. I'm glad it lives on there 8 May
Gayle Kirshenbaum reflects on the evolution of anti-Zionist sentiment at her alma mater, the University of Michigan. Spurred by a historical commencement add...
8 May
Forward An alarming new battleground in campus fights over Israel 8 May
Alanna E. Cooper examines the tensions surrounding university graduations, particularly highlighted by historian Derek Peterson's controversial speech at the...
8 May
Forward My artist grandmother nearly made aliyah. I don't know what she'd think of Israel today 8 May
Reflecting on her family's history with Israel, Olivia Haynie delves into her grandmother Kayla Silberberg's artistic legacy. Silberberg, an American artist ...
8 May
Forward A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help. 8 May
Nik Jakobs, a 41-year-old Jewish farmer in Sterling, Illinois, is transforming his two-acre cornfield into a synagogue for the Temple Sholom congregation, wh...
8 May
Forward Is this Apple TV thriller hasbara — or societal critique? 8 May
Apple TV's new thriller "Unconditional" explores controversial themes, drawing attention for its portrayal of Israeli characters and the politically complex ...
8 May
Forward Israeli man indicted in attack on Catholic nun in Jerusalem’s Old City 8 May
An Israeli man, Yona Schreiber, was indicted for the violent assault of a Catholic nun in Jerusalem, reportedly motivated by religious bias. The 36-year-old ...
8 May
Forward Jewish real estate magnate Steven Roth likens Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ rhetoric to ‘from the river to the sea’ 7 May
In a controversial exchange, Jewish real estate magnate Steven Roth likened New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "tax the rich" rhetoric to antisemitic sloga...
7 May
Forward Man who firebombed Boulder Israeli hostage march sentenced to life in prison 7 May
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who admitted to firebombing a march for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Soliman was co...
7 May
Forward LA Orthodox school's former guidance counselor will avoid jail time in sex abuse case 7 May
Julie Tichon, a former guidance counselor at YULA Boys High School in Los Angeles, will avoid jail after pleading no contest to charges of sexual abuse invol...
7 May
Forward Israel's most dangerous war is with itself 7 May
Israel today grapples with internal tensions as the rapidly growing Haredi community clashes with secular society over economics, education, and military ser...
7 May
Forward In Max and Richard Fleischer, was father like son? 7 May
The article explores the filmic legacy of Max and Richard Fleischer, particularly focusing on their Jewish identities and influences in their work. Max, a pi...
7 May
Forward Netanyahu deploys AI videos as political weapon, aimed at voter fears of Arab power 7 May
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is employing AI-generated videos to target political rivals Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett in the lead-up to the fa...
7 May
Forward A Jewish Expressionist artist's life, preserved in a brownstone 7 May
Ben-Zion, a Ukrainian-born artist and member of the expressionist group The Ten, finds his legacy preserved in a brownstone in Chelsea, Manhattan. This space...
7 May
Forward California man pleads guilty in 2023 death of pro-Israel protester 7 May
In a tragic case that has affected the Jewish community, Loay Alnaji pleaded guilty to the 2023 death of pro-Israel protester Paul Kessler, avoiding a prison...
7 May
Forward Rutgers disinvites commencement speaker over tweet claiming Israelis 'train dogs to sexually assault prisoners' 7 May
Rutgers University has rescinded the invitation for Rami Elghandour, an alumnus and producer of an Oscar-nominated docudrama, to speak at the School of Engin...
7 May
Forward Brussels cathedral installs plaques apologizing for medieval antisemitic persecution depicted in stained glass 6 May
The Cathedral of St. Michael in Brussels has installed plaques apologizing for the antisemitic persecution depicted in its stained glass windows, which illus...
6 May
Forward Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after students protest his ‘controversial, Zionist and harmful opinions’ 6 May
Morton Schapiro, a Jewish economist and former Northwestern University president, withdrew as Georgetown University Law School's commencement speaker followi...
6 May
Forward Maryland school district urged to adopt ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on antisemitism amid wave of incidents 6 May
In response to a surge in antisemitic incidents within Montgomery County Public Schools, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington is urgi...
6 May
Forward The great antisemitism rug pull 6 May
As Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire media platform faces declining viewership and recent layoffs, the once-promising relationship between Jews and American conservat...
6 May
Forward An Israeli genocide scholar looks to Israel's history to understand 'what went wrong' 6 May
In his new book "Israel: What Went Wrong?", historian Omer Bartov provides a critical examination of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on its deep...
6 May
Forward Protesters picket Manhattan synagogue over Israel real estate sale, testing Mamdani and new law 6 May
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Park East Synagogue in Manhattan during an event promoting real estate in Israel and the West Bank, a demonstrati...
6 May
Forward Boulder hostage-march firebombing suspect to plead guilty to state charges 5 May
Mohamed Sabry Soliman, accused of firebombing a Boulder march supporting Israeli hostages held by Hamas, is set to plead guilty to state charges, including t...
5 May
Forward Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why 5 May
Authorities in Arizona are grappling with the challenges of solving a cold case from 1989 involving an unidentified woman, whose Ashkenazi Jewish DNA present...
5 May
Forward Indiana synagogue that shaped Reform movement is sold — and will become a coffee shop, event space 5 May
The historic 1867 Ahavas Achim synagogue in Lafayette, Indiana, known for its significant role in the Reform movement, has been sold and is set to become a c...
5 May
Forward Liberal Zionists are under attack. A new book proves their work has never been more important 5 May
Ariel Beery's book, "Being Israeli After the Destruction of Gaza," provides an intimate look at the challenges faced by liberal Zionists in Israel today. Thr...
5 May
Forward Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart talk ‘Beaches’ and reviving their Yiddish musical 5 May
Veteran artists Mike Stoller and Iris Rainer Dart reflect on their enduring contributions to musical theater, revisiting their Yiddish influences and storied...
5 May