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Culture WATCH NOW: October 26: Divided We Fall: How the crises of 2020 have furthered the gaps among groups and what to do about it
This talk took take place on Monday, October 26. Watch here. Join an extraordinary conversation that brings together respected national leaders for a discussion of how antisemitism, racism and anti-Black/anti-Immigrant narratives have pervaded our national conversation during these tense pre-election days — AND what we can do about it. Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of the Forward,…
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Culture WATCH NOW: October 22: The 2020 Election: Disinformation and Democracy
Watch here. Online hate and disinformation have long impacted Jewish communities and the health of democracy and civic life. Now, conspiracy theorists and other bad actors are using disinformation to play an outsized role in the 2020 Election and exploiting public anxiety to sow division and chaos and to shatter public trust in voting and…
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Culture WATCH NOW: October 19: The Forward’s first Come As You Are gala: Comedy & cocktails in challenging times
Our virtual gala is took place on Monday, October 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET/ 5:30 p.m. PT. Watch the recording here. Comedians, celebrities, politicians and your favorite Forward journalists gathered on screen for a light-hearted evening in these uncertain times. Emcee Jessica Kirson kept us laughing through the night as we heard from Mayim Bialik,…
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Fast Forward Hebrew Biden merchandise is now at a Web store near you
The race for President of the United States can officially begin. Not because Sen. Joe Biden finally selected a running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. But because now both sides have their complete line of Hebrew-language campaign swag, ready to go. Hebrew Trump-Pence buttons, kipas and caps have been around since 2016. The 2020 edition, available…
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News The story of how Doug Emhoff wooed Kamala Harris
It was a blind date that brought Kamala Harris together with her Jewish husband Doug Emhoff — a set-up arranged by her best friend, Chrisette Hudlin, a public relations consultant. In her memoir, The Truths We Hold, Harris recounts how secretive she tried to be about her dating life, as attorney-general of California. “As a…
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Culture WATCH: October 1: Still Small Voice: Talking about God in the midst of a plague
Watch here. Abigail Pogrebin, author and Forward contributor, will be joined by four of the 18 rabbis she interviewed for our recent series on God: David Wolpe of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, Angela Buchdahl of Manhattan’s Central Synagogue, David Ingber of Manhattan’s Romemu and Laura Shaw Frank of AJC. The talk will be moderated…
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Culture WATCH: September 22: On Lox and Life
Watch here. Join Len Berk, the last Jewish lox slicer at Zabar’s, and Melissa Clark, the New York Times food writer and cookbook author, for a pre-Yom Kippur conversation about all-things-appetizing. Moderated by Jodi Rudoren, editor-in-chief of the Forward.
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Culture August 25: Reclaiming Jewish Social Justice | The Poor of your Town Come First
This talk will take place on Tuesday, August 25 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Register here. The global COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a critical discussion about the relationship between Israel and world Jewry in these challenging times. While this issue spans the Jewish world, we would like to re-frame this discussion by exploring the Jewish ideal…
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