Benyamin Cohen is a senior writer at the Forward. Follow him on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter, and sign up for his morning newsletter, Forwarding the News, which gets you caught up on all the Jewish news to know each day. He is the author of two books, My Jesus Year and The Einstein Effect, and has written for The New York Times and The Washington Post. He lives with his wife in West Virginia with their three dogs, a cat and a flock of chickens known as the Co-Hens.
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Forwarding the News A new one-woman show confronts the Holocaust. It stars a clown.
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Forwarding the News Jewish NBA star clarifies antisemitic statements + Remembering Topol + What to watch for at the Oscars
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Forwarding the News ‘Fiddler’ star Topol dies + Conservative movement finds ‘highly sexualized culture’ in youth groups
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Forwarding the News Why was this Florida town vandalized with laser swastikas?
Six Palestinians killed in raid, Biden officials decline event invite over Smotrich, White House to host Jewish women's forum and lawmaker named Esther passes antisemitism bill on eve of Purim.
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Forwarding the News What happens when Christian culture co-opts the Purim story?
More than 100 Orthodox megillah readings led by women this Purim, Jewish Ukrainian injured in attack, Schwarzenegger's message to antisemites, and Texas has a restaurant called JewBoy Burgers.
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