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Readers have been responding to The Forward's advice column, the Bintel Brief, on topics such as bullying, Nazi memorabilia, religious identity and sexuality...

A book given to an Austrian-Jewish boy for his bar mitzvah in 1936 has been reunited with his surviving family members. The book, confiscated by the Nazis an...

A recent investigation by the New York City Department of Education found that 18 yeshivas (Orthodox Jewish schools) failed to provide adequate secular instr...

David Brodsky, an associate professor of Judaic Studies at Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY), writes in response to a flyer accusing him a...

The Trump campaign recently sent out a fundraising email portraying Jewish billionaire George Soros as a puppet master controlling President Joe Biden, using...

In recent years, there has been a surge in popular cultural production within the Hasidic community in America. Hasidim have been involved in creating theatr...

The Baseball Project, an alt-rock supergroup featuring Steve Wynn, his wife Linda Pitmon, Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, and Mike Mills, continues to fuse base...

Despite the setbacks in Israel's attempts to land a spaceship on the moon, with the crash of its first spacecraft, Beresheet, and the recent withdrawal of a ...

Kyla Kupferstein Torres has won first prize at the Simon Rockower Awards for her essay on Black-Jewish relationships. Her essay, "Growing up as a biracial ch...

A group of Republican senators is threatening to block the confirmation of administration nominees unless the State Department rescinds a ban on US scientifi...

The article discusses the writer's experience with creating an AI bot named MiraBot modeled after her specific identity as a millennial Jewish woman with uni...

Elie Wiesel reflects on watching Heinar Kipphardt's play about J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance hearing during the McCarthy era. Wiesel is deeply m...

In this article, Sarah Imhoff discusses how ancient Jewish texts acknowledged gender diversity beyond the male and female binary. She explains that rabbinic ...

Janice Apple Malett inherited a Jewish cemetery in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, even though there are no longer any Jews living in the town. Her stepfather, Jac...

The Los Angeles Times recently made significant changes to its sports section, which has left Sabbath-observant Orthodox Jews feeling excluded. Traditionally...

Sarah Brady, professional surfer and former girlfriend of actor Jonah Hill, shared alleged texts between them on her Instagram stories, revealing Hill's abus...

The University of Arizona College Republicans United, a GOP student group, has faced criticism for inviting white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuent...

Ruth Handler, the Jewish businesswoman behind Barbie, created the iconic doll in 1959, revolutionizing the toy industry. Despite facing antisemitism, Handler...

On July 11, a Yiddish star-studded cast will perform a show called Presents from Romania, celebrating the birth and journey of Yiddish theater. The show, spo...

The Holocaust Stamps Project is a permanent exhibition at the American Philatelic Center in Pennsylvania that displays 11 million postage stamps, one for eac...

In Tbilisi, Georgia, six women became the first to read the Torah in the country. The emerging congregation, known as the Peace Synagogue, faced backlash fro...

Dorot, a New York-based nonprofit, revived its Cemetery Visits program for seniors, helping them visit loved ones' graves with volunteers. Irene Weiser, 96, ...

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian graduate student and foreign policy commentator, known for her contributions to various publications including the Forw...

The author recounts a Supreme Court ruling that allowed a web designer to refuse making wedding websites for same-sex couples, which is followed by a kosher ...

The recent Israeli military operation in Jenin has resulted in increased hatred towards the Palestinian Authority (PA) among Palestinians. The PA is seen as ...

The excerpt is from Jerome Charyn's novel "Ravage & Son" and focuses on the protagonist, Ab Cahan, who is the editor of the Jewish Daily Forward in 1913. The...

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, has rolled out its Twitter competitor app called Threads, which has gained significant traction with near...

In Germany, a new large Jewish center has opened, signifying a significant development for the Jewish community in the country. The center is reported to be ...

Brandeis University, though not Orthodox, has been inclusive and accommodating for observant Jews. It was the first university in the country to have strictl...

Yiddish art song is a genre of music that originated in St. Petersburg in the early 20th century with the goal of creating a national Jewish music. Lazar Wei...

Mark Robinson, the GOP frontrunner for North Carolina governor, is facing accusations of antisemitism after encouraging the reading of quotes from Adolf Hitl...

An Israeli woman, Elizabeth Tsurkov, who also holds Russian citizenship, has been missing in Iraq and is being held by a Shiite militia, according to the Isr...

Stanford University recently hosted a delegation from the Azov Brigade, a neo-Nazi formation of the Ukrainian National Guard. The panel, attended by politica...

In this article, the author argues that the Jewish community's reaction to Roseanne Barr's recent controversial comments was excessive and counterproductive....

The author criticizes a speaker chosen by CUNY School of Law for her commencement address, suggesting that she was selected for her demonization of Israel. W...

The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has canceled a conference it was set to host with Christie's following the auction house's sale of jewelry with ties to the Nazis....

West Orange Bake Shop, an Orthodox Jewish bakery in New Jersey, faced backlash and boycotts after refusing to fulfill an order for rainbow pastries for Pride...

The Bear, a drama series on FX and Hulu, has sparked controversy with its reference to "Jewish lightning." The term is used to describe arson aimed at collec...

Israeli ambassador to the United States, Michael Herzog, spoke out against intolerance and bigotry targeting the LGBTQ community at a Pride event at the Isra...

Actress Alexa Swinton, known for her role as Rock Goldenblatt in "And Just Like That," is celebrating her bat mitzvah in Israel. Swinton's character on the s...

A graduation speech by Fatima Mousa Mohammed, a first-generation immigrant from Yemen, at the City University of New York (CUNY) Law School sparked controver...

This article discusses the question of whether Jews are considered white and the implications for affirmative action policies. The author shares their mother...

A recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that 44% of American Jewish adults have experienced online harassment, with 31% reporting severe ha...

The article discusses the problem of misinformation and inaccuracies on Wikipedia, with examples such as false statements about historical figures and events...

In this article from The Forward's "A Bintel Brief" column, a reader seeks advice on how to repair a friendship that has been strained due to a communication...

This article discusses the role of Mick Jones, the late singer-songwriter-guitarist of The Clash, in the band's success. While Joe Strummer is often seen as ...

This article highlights several instances where Donald Trump has made creepy and offensive comments about his daughter Ivanka. These incidents range from Tru...

Due to a shortage of rabbis, some synagogues are now turning to cantors as their sole spiritual leaders. The number of cantors serving as the only spiritual ...

This article discusses a video clip of Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko boasting about talking Vladimir Putin out of killing someone involved in a ...

In 2013, the Supreme Court overturned section three of the Defense of Marriage Act, granting LGBTQ+ people civil rights and equal protection under the 5th Am...