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0 Art Culture

Jack Kirby finally gets his corner of the city that made him super

PJ Grisar in Forward · 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 honored with a street renaming in New York City's Lower East Side, now known as Jack Kirby Way.

0 Antisemitism Politics

California man pleads guilty in 2023 death of pro-Israel protester

Louis Keene in Forward · 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 sentence through a plea deal that offers up to one year in jail and three years on probation.

0 Music Culture

This Jewish musician is bringing a jazzy, New Orleans-style spin to Broadway classics

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 4 Mar 2025

Benny Lipson, a Jewish musician from Los Angeles, uniquely merges the vibrant sounds of New Orleans jazz with Broadway classics through his one-man Broadway Brass Band.

0 Sports Culture

The college is Christian. Its point guard wears a yarmulke.

Louis Keene in Forward · 2 Feb 2023

Zeev Remer, an Orthodox Jew and point guard at California Lutheran University, navigates being a minority and maintaining his Jewish observance at a predominantly Christian campus without a substantial Jewish presence.