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Culture March 21: The Third Seder with Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
This celebration will take place on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT. Click here to register. The Forward is excited to co-sponsor the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s “The Third Seder: A Yiddish Passover Celebration.” The Third Seder is a long-standing Yiddish cultural tradition. For the first time, the MMJCCM will…
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Culture WATCH NOW: May 25: Police reform and accountability: How the public keeps tabs on our police system
Watch the recording here. How are journalists holding the NYPD accountable? Join Molly Boigon, an investigative reporter at the Forward in conversation with Joseph Aron, the lawyer who represented the Forward in a public records suit against the NYPD and Eric Umansky, an award-winning journalist at ProPublica. Hear how they had to fight to gain…
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Culture WATCH NOW: May 12: “Animal, Vegetable, Junk”: A Conversation on Food, Climate Change and Spirituality with Mark Bittman
Watch the recording here. Join best-selling food writer Mark Bittman, Dayenu’s Rabbi Jennie Rosenn and National Editor Rob Eshman as they explore connections between food, climate change, food justice and spirituality. Mark Bittman is the author of 30 books, including his newest book “Animal, Vegetable, Junk” and the How to Cook Everything series. He was…
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Culture WATCH NOW: May 11: Yiddish Folk Song: The Next Generation
Watch the recording here. Boston breeds great Yiddish folk singers – after all, New England Conservatory is the only music school in the US where students can take a class on performing Yiddish folk music! Join a new generation of Boston-based Yiddish singers keeping the tradition alive and fresh – Adah Hetko, Kirsten Lamb, Eden…
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Culture WATCH NOW: April 22: Yiddish on Duolingo: How the long-awaited course came to be
Watch the recording here. Earlier this month, Duolingo added Yiddish to its list of languages, and thousands have already signed up. Meet the team of Yiddish mavens who worked for five years bringing the mameloshn to the popular language learning app. Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter will speak to Myra Awodey, Duolingo’s Lead Community Specialist; Meena…
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Culture April 11: A Conversation with Mohammed Darawshe
This talk will take place on Sunday, April 11 at 11 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. PT Click here to register. The Forward is excited to partner with Temple Ner Tamid of Bloomfield, NJ. Mohammad Darawshe is a citizen of Israel whose family has lived in the town of Iksal, just outside of Nazareth, for…
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Fast Forward Purim turns WAP into ‘Hat-Shaped Cookie’
The raunchiest, filthiest most sex-drenched song of 2020 is now…a family-friendly Purim video. Los Angeles’s IKAR congregation took Cardi B’s monster hit WAP, which stands for — well, never mind — and substituted the three title words with “Hat-Shaped Cookie.” The spoof music video, filmed at Bibi’s Warmstone Bakery and other L.A. locations, features Bibi’s…
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Culture March 10: Vote 2021 – A Mayoral Candidate Forum Hosted by the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and The Forward
This talk will take place on Wednesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Click here to register. NYC voters will be electing a new mayor in 2021. We are excited to partner with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan for a conversation with leading candidates that will help you make an informed…
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