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0 Communities Culture

Community | A Look Inside The Lives Of Israeli Bedouins In The Negev

Forward · 31 May 2018

The exploration of Israel's lesser-seen side through the lens of eleven photographers, including Ruth Oratz, reveals the vibrant yet complex lives of marginalized communities such as the Bedouins in the Negev.

0 Politics Ethics

Community | Why Is Amnesty International Providing Excuses For Hamas?

Forward · 14 May 2018

Gerald M. Steinberg critiques Amnesty International (AI) for its persistent campaign against Israel, accusing the organization of being biased and propagating misinformation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

0 Politics Israel

7 Palestinians Killed And 150 Wounded By Israeli Troops In New Gaza Protests

Forward · 6 Apr 2018

Israeli forces confronted Palestinian protesters along the Gaza-Israel border, resulting in the deaths of seven Palestinians and injuries to at least 150 others.

0 Politics Holocaust

Law On Holocaust Rhetoric Unconstitutional, Polish Attorney General Says

Forward · 23 Mar 2018

In March 2018, the Polish Attorney General declared unconstitutional a recent law criminalizing any assertion that Poland was partly responsible for Nazi crimes.

0 Jewish Law Ethics

What’s the Truth about . . . Eating a Sandwich Wrapped in a Napkin?

Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky in Jewish Action · 15 Mar 2018

Rabbi Dr. Ari Z. Zivotofsky clarifies the Jewish law concerning the requirement to wash one's hands (netilat yadayim) before eating bread, dispelling the misconception that using a napkin to hold bread is an acceptable substitute.

0 Food Culture

Manischewitz Just Started Making Frozen Pre-Sliced Gefilte Fish For Your Passover Seder

Forward · 14 Mar 2018

Manischewitz has introduced a ground-breaking product in the world of kosher food: frozen, pre-sliced, and pre-cooked gefilte fish.

0 Music Politics

Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne Defend Israel Concert: ‘We’ll Play Where We Want’

Forward · 16 Feb 2018

Legendary rock musician Ozzy Osbourne, accompanied by his wife Sharon, has affirmed his decision to perform in Israel, dismissing pressures from the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

0 Politics Culture

Florida Lawmakers Aim to Cancel Lorde Concert, Citing anti-BDS Law

Forward Staff in Forward · 9 Feb 2018

Florida lawmakers are advocating for the cancellation of pop artist Lorde's concerts in Miami and Tampa, citing a state law that prohibits state business with entities engaged in the BDS movement.

0 Communities Politics

Community | The JNF Is Helping The Israeli Government Steal A Palestinian Family’s House

Forward · 7 Feb 2018

Seth Morrison, a former supporter and member of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), criticizes the JNF and its Israeli counterpart Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) for their attempts to evict the Sumarin family from their East Jerusalem home.

0 Communities Politics

Community | The JNF Is Helping The Israeli Government Steal A Palestinian Family’s House

Forward · 7 Feb 2018

Seth Morrison, a former supporter and member of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), criticizes the JNF and its Israeli counterpart Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) for their attempts to evict the Sumarin family from their East Jerusalem home.

0 Communities Politics

Community | The JNF Is Helping The Israeli Government Steal A Palestinian Family’s House

Forward · 7 Feb 2018

Seth Morrison, a former supporter and member of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), criticizes the JNF and its Israeli counterpart Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) for their attempts to evict the Sumarin family from their East Jerusalem home.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Why Did This Congressman Give A Holocaust Denier A State Of The Union Ticket?

Forward · 4 Feb 2018

U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) faced criticism for granting a State of the Union ticket to Chuck Johnson, a far-right troll known for Holocaust denial.

0 Literature History

Lost Music

Jeffrey M. Green in Jewish Review of Books · 12 Jan 2018

Aharon Appelfeld, recently laid to rest in Jerusalem, was a distinguished Israeli novelist who never sought mass readership or public persona, yet had a profound influence on literary circles worldwide.

0 Politics Culture

Trump’s Evangelical Guru Says President Has Big ‘Faith Agenda’ Plans For 2018

Forward · 9 Jan 2018

Paula White, a prominent megachurch pastor and one of President Trump's spiritual advisers, announced a series of planned faith initiatives from Trump's evangelical council for 2018.

0 Television/Film Culture

Everyone On Google Was Searching For Gal Gadot This Year

Forward · 27 Dec 2017

In 2017, Gal Gadot emerged as a global sensation, being the sixth-most searched person worldwide on Google thanks to her performances in 'Wonder Woman' and 'Justice League,' which were among the year's most-searched films.

0 Politics Culture

Why Time’s Trump Cover Is Even More Subversive A Year Later

Forward · 21 Dec 2017

Jake Romm revisits his interpretation of Time Magazine's 2016 cover featuring Donald Trump, arguing that it remains a significant piece of media subversion.

0 Culture Antisemitism

‘Star Wars’ is influenced by the Nazis — and it fails to hold them accountable

Noah Berlatsky in Forward · 10 Dec 2017

Noah Berlatsky critiques how the Star Wars franchise draws on Nazi imagery and symbolism while failing to address the specific ideologies that made Nazism particularly heinous, such as antisemitism and targeted racism.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Opinion | Are Orthodox Jews Assimilating To The Christian Right?

Forward · 3 Dec 2017

The article by Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the increasing cultural and political alignment between Orthodox Jews and the Christian Right in the U.S., particularly under the Trump administration.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Opinion | Are Orthodox Jews Assimilating To The Christian Right?

Forward · 3 Dec 2017

The article by Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the increasing cultural and political alignment between Orthodox Jews and the Christian Right in the U.S., particularly under the Trump administration.

0 Jewish Law Culture

What Is An Eruv?

Forward · 25 Nov 2017

An eruv is a symbolic boundary used by observant Jews to extend the area where carrying objects on the Sabbath is permissible, addressing a need established in Jewish law.

0 Communities Television/Film

Family Learns They’re Scarlett Johansson’s Relatives — From ‘Finding Your Roots’

Forward · 3 Nov 2017

Gili Rozenfeld, a video editor in Tel Aviv, discovered unexpectedly through the PBS show "Finding Your Roots" that her family shares ancestry with actress Scarlett Johansson.

0 Literature Politics

A Fable About a Modern King David

Forward · 19 Oct 2017

Joshua Cohen's novel, "Moving Kings," intertwines contemporary issues with biblical allegory, linking its characters to King David and his nephew Yoav from the Bible.

0 Jewish Law Culture

What Elie Wiesel saw in Moscow on Simchat Torah in 1965

Elie Wiesel in Forward · 11 Oct 2017

In his 1965 report for the Forverts, later included in his book "The Jews of Silence," Elie Wiesel recounts his moving experience of witnessing Simchat Torah in Moscow.

0 Jewish Law Culture

What Elie Wiesel saw in Moscow on Simchat Torah in 1965

Elie Wiesel in Forward · 11 Oct 2017

In his 1965 report for the Forverts, later included in his book "The Jews of Silence," Elie Wiesel recounts his moving experience of witnessing Simchat Torah in Moscow.

0 Politics Israel

House committee to vote on Hezbollah sanctions bill

Jewish Insider · 26 Sep 2017

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to vote on a bill aimed at tightening sanctions against Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist organization known for past conflicts with Israel and attacks on Jewish targets globally.

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