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Life The Forward Is Collecting Stories Of Interfaith Hanukkah. Share Yours.
With intermarriage on the rise among non-Orthodox Jews, more and more families are celebrating Hanukkah alongside other holidays, bringing non-Jewish loved ones into the fold, and adapting old traditions for a new era. Whether you’re spending your first Hanukkah with a partner of another faith or you’ve already mastered the interfaith juggling act, we want…
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Culture January 21: Manhattan: View The Forward Archives
Join us at a special open house at the Museum at Eldridge Street for a chance to view its latest exhibition “Pressed: Images from the Jewish Daily Forward.” On January 21 from 6 to 8 p.m., discover the treasured metal plates used to print images in the newspaper back in the day, along with actual…
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Culture December 24: Manhattan: The Forverts At YiddishFest
Catch Yiddish Forward editor Rukhl Schaechter at YI ❤ NY YiddishFest this month. Celebrate Hanukkah at the inaugural festival, which will run from December 21-29. YI ❤ NY YiddishFest aims to capture Jewish and Yiddish culture, as well as the spirit of miracles and light, freedom and artistic expression. It will feature theater, Klezmer concerts,…
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Culture December 23: Manhattan: Hanukkah Celebration
Celebrate Hanukkah with The Forward at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. On December 23 at 5 p.m., Yiddish Forward editor Rukhl Schaechter and JCC volunteer Susan Levin will light candles and help lead Yiddish Chanukah songs, followed by “pontshkes” (Yiddish for doughnuts) and other treats. Songsheets will be provided for the audience. To find out…
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Culture December 22 and 24: Manhattan: Archivist Chana Pollack At Yiddish New York
Join Forward archivist Chana Pollack at Yiddish New York, where she will lead not one, but two discussions on how the storied publication covered important moments in history. Yiddish New York, a Yiddish culture festival featuring films, educational workshops, performing arts, art exhibitions and more, will run from December 21 to 26 on the Lower…
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News It’s Giving Tuesday and Facebook is Matching Your Donation!
Ready. Set. Go! Today is GivingTuesday, a global day of giving back to the causes you care about. Support our #GivingTuesday Campaign! TODAY ONLY —Facebook is contributing up to $7 Million to US nonprofits for GivingTuesday 2019. The match is now live, matching dollar for dollar on a first come first serve basis! We need…
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Culture December 18: Beverly Hills, CA: An Orthodox Female Journalist’s Story
Join Forward Life editor Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt in Beverly Hills, California, as she shares her journey in her discussion, “Let Me Hear Thy Voice: Feminism, Modesty & Journalistic Ethics; An Orthodox Female Journalist’s Story.” Avital, who also teaches journalism at Yeshiva University’s Stern College, will explain the challenges of speaking truth to power, reporting on her…
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Culture December 13: Chicago: Breakfast With Jodi Rudoren
Join Jodi Rudoren, the new editor-in-chief of The Forward, and Rachel Fishman Feddersen, CEO and publisher, for breakfast and a conversation about the future of Jewish journalism, the Chicago Jewish community, and how the two can best connect. Jodi, a former Chicago bureau chief of The New York Times, and Rachel will host the gathering…
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