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Opinion Have Your Say | Is It Ever Okay To Pose With Holocaust Memorials?
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Comment below or on Facebook and let us know what you think about the question posed in the headline. We’ll incorporate your answers in a story later in the week! Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg was photographed by his husband at the Holocaust…
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Opinion Forum: A Guide To Our Coverage Of Bernie Sanders’s Anti-Semitism Op-Ed
On Monday, the magazine Jewish Currents published an essay by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, about his experience as an American Jew and his philosophy on fighting anti-Semitism. Sanders’s article, his most personal yet, not only touched on anti-Semitism but also his views on white supremecy, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Zionism The piece generated so…
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Opinion U.S. Aid To Israel — We Asked, You Sounded Off. Here’s What You Had To Say
Have Your Say is your chance to tell us what you think. Yesterday, we did a Twitter poll to get your take on whether the U.S. should place any conditions on aid to Israel. In under 24 hours, we got thousands of responses and hundreds of passionate Facebook comments from each side. Have Your Say!…
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News ‘I Have Stopped Wearing My Magen David’: 27 Jews On What It Feels Like To Be Afraid For Their Lives
If you feel your eyes watching the exit during Shabbat services, if you see danger lurking at Jewish celebrations and events, if you’ve felt the metallic cold of a Magen David as you tuck it into your shirt “just in case,” you’re not alone. In a recent survey of American Jews by the American Jewish…
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Life “We Both Get The Knife Today” — Caption This Photo For Us!
How cute is this photo? When a reader shared us this little slice of challah we were stumped. So we asked you to help us out! You voted on your favorite caption and “We both get the knife today” came out on top. (Born and bread came in second place in case you were wondering.)…
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News We’re Collecting Real Stories From Jews Concerned With Anti-Semitism. Share Yours.
A new survey of American Jews by the American Jewish Committee showed respondents’ serious concern for their safety as Jews. One of four Jews in the survey, said that they “avoid certain places, events or situations out of fear” for their “safety or comfort as a Jew.” In a separate question, 31 percent said they…
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Art Art In Jerusalem Matters— 6 Biennale Artists Tell Us Why
The fourth Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art is currently being held in Jerusalem, featuring the work of 200 artists in 30 exhibitions. The theme of this year’s Biennale is “For Heaven’s Sake,” and it centers on the Jewish penchant for discussion and argument. In that spirit, the Forward reached out to a half-dozen artists in…
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Opinion A Year Since The Pittsburgh Massacre, What Have We Learned? A Q&A With Abe Foxman
We are approaching the one year anniversary of the Tree of Life shooting in which Robert Bowers murdered 11 Jews at prayer. For the Yahrzeit, we will be rolling out a series of pieces reflecting on the tragedy, and what we’ve learned in the year since, beginning with an interview with Abe Foxman, the former…
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