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Culture Sweepstakes: Have You Got a Story for Us?
If you have a story for us, then we’ve got a book for you! Tell us the first sentence of your Jewish story, and you could be featured in a future article on forward.com! Five random entries will also win a free copy of “Have I Got a Story for You,” an anthology of the…
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Breaking News Promising Jewish Visual Artist Among Dead in Oakland Warehouse Fire
A Jewish visual artist from Berkeley was among at least 36 people who perished Friday night in a converted warehouse during a dance party in Oakland, California. Friends of Jonathan Bernbaum, 34, are gathering today to remember him, according to Berkeleyside. Bernbaum graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2008….
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The Schmooze WATCH: 4 Heartwarming Covers of Hatikvah to Get You Through the Cold Winter
As the temperature drops, make yourself a steaming mug of something sweet, kick back, and enjoy these lovely takes on the Israeli national anthem. Last year, Accent Vocal released this heartwarming rendition of Hatikvah, the Israeli National anthem: In 2012, the Forward asked Neshama Carlebach to launch a musical conversation about whether the words of…
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Breaking News Oberlin Fires Professor Who Spewed Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories
Oberlin College has fired Joy Karega, a professor who created a firestorm of controversy with anti-Semitic posts on social media and by espousing conspiracy theories. The Ohio school’s board and President Marvin Krislov said in a statement that Karega, an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition, would be dismissed effective immediately after a lengthy hearing…
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Breaking News John Podhoretz Slams Steve Bannon for ‘Foul Extremist’ Worldview
Neo-conservative editor John Podhoretz slammed newly minted White House supremo Steve Bannon for promoting bigotry at Breitbart News. Writing in the journal Commentary, Podhoretz detailed how Bannon turned a conservative news outlet into a purveyor of hate speech. “He is an aider and abetter of foul extremist views, including anti-Semitic ones,” Podhoretz said. “He used…
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Breaking News Pro-Israel Groups J Street and AIPAC Split on Steve Bannon Appointment
Pro-Israel groups were split on their approach to the incoming Donald Trump administration, with AIPAC resisting pressure to criticize the appointment of far right wing firebrand Stave Bannon to a top White House position. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee declined to weigh in on Bannon, perhaps in hopes of keeping open a pipeline of…
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Breaking News Deborah Lipstadt ‘Flabbergasted’ by Appointment of Hatemonger Steve Bannon
Historian Deborah Lipstadt has denounced Donald Trump’s appointment of right wing firebrand Steve Bannon to a top White House position, saying she is “flabbergasted” that a purveyor of hate has made it to the president’s inner circle. “I’m flabbergasted. I’m almost at a loss for words,” Lipstadt, a Jewish historian based at Emory University, told…
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A Year of Curses and Many Blessings Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath
Edited the Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary for the 21st Century Gitl Schaechter-Viswanath, 58, was born into a legendary Yiddishist family. And with the completion of the “Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary” — co-edited with Paul Glasser — she has become a part of the legend herself. The fruit of their labor, a monumental work featuring more than 83,000…
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